Investments into research and development (R&D) are expected to grow at an average of four per cent between 2012 and 2014, according to a survey of top EU businesses.

In response to Tony Oliver's comments, a certain meteor strike did occur within the time mentioned, causing millions upon millions of tonnes of gases and pollutants to be thrown skywards.

The government is looking to Germany for inspiration for a strong industrial policy. It’s a welcome development, but the most important lesson it could draw is that policy has to remain consistent.

Intel Corporation has announced it will invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in a programme to provide access to technology and education for people in the world’s developing...

Environmentalists want to ban PFAS altogether, but there’ll be implications for Europe as an industrial region if this was to happen – the UK needs to keep a close eye on the situation, says Carole...

AFC Energy has been awarded a European Union grant of up to €1.96m (£1.53m) for the launch of its Alkammonia project to develop ammonia-fed alkaline fuel-cell systems.

The Council of the European Union has given its official stamp of approval to a climate and energy package that contains legislation designed to help the EU tackle climate change.

As cars become ever more complex, so do the systems and technologies required to test them. Jon Excell spoke to one of the engineers at the sharp end of this change, Millbrook testing chief John...

An ambitious plan to build a lagoon in the Humber estuary promises to protect the city of Hull from flooding, ease its chronic traffic problems and supercharge the local economy. Jon Excell reports. 

Wilson’s worldDavid Wilson is editor of Engineeringtalk and Electronicstalk, and contributing editor to The Engineer