A method for forcing blobs of liquid metal to form programmable shapes could have startling applications

The US Department of Energy has conditionally committed to provide $1.37bn (£890m) in loan guarantees to support the financing of solar power plant developer BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah solar...

Engineers from Birmingham City University and West Midlands automotive firm Westfield Sportscars have joined forces to develop what is claimed to be the world’s first self-build electric racing car...

What is the most important target for investment to guard against incidents like last week’s cyberattacks?

Foster Wheeler Energia has been awarded a contract by Votorantim Metais Niquel to design and supply a circulating fluidised-bed boiler island adjacent to VMN's plant in Acampamento Macedo, Brazil.

The Technology Strategy Board has awarded more than £1.3m of funding to a consortium led by battery manufacturer Axeon, which plans to develop a new lightweight battery for use in electric cars.

Engineers from Germany and the US have developed a new method to create shape-shifting ceramics that could be used in medical devices and electronics and even to generate energy.

Scientists have found a way to direct the growth of hydrogel to mimic plant or animal tissue structure and shapes, an advance that could be utilised in soft robotics.

The Carbon Trust has warned that innovations to reduce offshore wind costs are at risk as Britain has nowhere to demonstrate new, lower-cost foundations with more powerful offshore wind turbines.

A new mission to the Moon was launched yesterday by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA).