Race to market: After a glittering career at the summit of motorsport, Gordon Murray is facing his toughest challenge yet.
A new technique for creating micromechanical systems has led to a miniscule watch component carved from synthetic single-crystal diamond.
A material that surpasses certain physical limits of silicon has been used to fabricate a prototype microchip in Switzerland.
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today announced new investment totalling £22m to further advance the development of composite materials.
Areva has joined forces with the US nuclear shipbuilder Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding to build a nuclear manufacturing and engineering facility.
A small Danish organisation funded entirely by sponsorship is developing a rocket to send a man into space.
An electronic ‘tongue’ device is being developed by Spanish researchers in order to help identify different types of Cava wines.
Despite the credit crunch new designs for products – from deodorant caps to mountain boards – still need prototyping, reports Charles Clarke
Nanomaterials researchers claim to have made a breakthrough that could enable roll-up touchscreen displays and flexible solar cells.
The latest airport-security scanner aimed at combating the threat of suicide ’body bombers’ has been unveiled to government officials.
