Researchers at Exeter University are leading the development of a pioneering technique that enables graphene fibres to be woven into clothing in order to create smart textiles.
The University of Manchester is to receive £1.5m over the next two years to develop new composite technologies and materials for future aircraft.
Japan is to test a supersonic passenger aircraft at Woomera, Australia, at the end of this month as it resumes its bid to develop Concorde’s successor.
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories collaborated with Knight & Carver to develop a wind turbine blade design that promises to be more efficient than current designs.
Researchers in the US have shown how liquid crystals can be used to create compound lenses similar to those found in insects.
Education secretary Nicky Morgan has made a speech suggesting young people should be encouraged to study STEM subjects in preference to humanities because the job prospects are better.
Dow Chemical has signed an agreement to sell its calcium chloride business to a strategic chemical industry buyer for around $210m.
International Power is to merge with GDF SUEZ’s international business and certain operations in the UK and Turkey to create a leading player in independent power generation.
A dislodged fuel filter set off a chain of events leading to the ‘anomaly’ that scuppered Virgin Orbit’s attempt to deploy satellites from UK for the first time.
Researchers in Australia have used quantum technology to develop a first-of-its-kind laparoscopic probe that will allow surgeons to accurately map the spread of tumours.
