The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association has urged the European Commission to employ a range of measures to support the car industry and prevent a prolonged period of recession.
UCL scientists have developed a novel cancer therapy that uses an MRI scanner to guide a magnetic seed through the brain to heat and destroy tumours.
While most companies develop concept cars to test commercial waters, Frank Rinderknecht of Swiss design house Rinspeed prefers to let his imagination run riot.
Engineers at Cambridgeshire-based GB Innomech are helping to develop a new approach to uniquely mark pharmaceutical and related healthcare products, and improve product traceability.
An engineer at TU Delft has developed a process to produce inexpensive solar cells 10 times faster than existing systems without any detriment to their energy yield.
Some £15m is to be invested in research to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel power stations.
UK researchers have developed a new test to diagnose TB and picked up a £10,000 award to progress the idea further.
Doosan Babcock Energy is to start a new project to demonstrate its Oxyfuel technology for carbon capture on coal-fired power plants.
Jaguar Land Rover is to begin selling its range of saloon cars and sports utility vehicles to the Indian market later in 2009.
