A new extrusion process could make it more feasible for the automotive industry to incorporate magnesium alloys into structural components.

General Motors issued a profits warning to investors as it felt the heat of unprecedented competition in its US heartland.

Intel Capital has agreed to become an investor in VMware, the Palo Alto, California developer of virtualisation software solutions.

Allentown, Pennsylvania-based PPL Renewable Energy plans to construct a 1.7MW solar system for health care company Schering-Plough.

Alcatel has signed a contract with Global Crossing to upgrade its Mid Atlantic Crossing submarine cable network.

A new device for harnessing wave energy is promising renewable electricity at a cost to rival fossil fuel sources.

A £6m research project is underway to help develop next-generation transport from materials such as aluminium, magnesium and titanium.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a lab on a chip designed to mimic the chemical complexities of the brain.

Iberdrola has announced that it is to invest €4.8bn (£3.9bn) in the UK over the next two years.