Fujitsu and Mitsui have announced that they have established a new optical device venture, QD Laser, to bring Fujitsu's quantum dot laser technology to market.

AgustaWestland has signed a £1bn contract to supply 16 helicopters plus support and training to the Norwegian government, a deal that safeguards over 3,000 jobs in the UK.

Intel Corporation will invest up to $1.5bn in its Rio Rancho site to retool Fab 11X for production on Intel's next generation 45 nanometre manufacturing process.

Rolls-Royce has been awarded $80m by the US Air Force to provide AE 2100D3 spare engines and parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft.

Over two thirds of manufacturing firms expect to grow in 2017 despite the impact of Brexit, according to the findings of the annual Business Census 2017 report.

Clyde Bergemann Doncaster has secured a £26m contract to provide an ash handling and slurry discharge system to Eraring Energy in Australia.

Advances in X-ray microtomography technology could allow historians to peer into centuries-old scrolls too damaged to unroll, unlocking the secrets of the past.

Siemens Medical Solutions and Xintek are to establish a joint venture company to build a new multi-pixel X-ray source.

Australian researchers are exploring how thermopower waves could be used to convert heat from the environment into electrical energy to create truly autonomous micro and nano machines.

Fourteen UK companies are to receive support to carry out feasibility studies into the development of disruptive low-carbon vehicle technology.