Researchers in the US have demonstrated that a new alloy can be used to convert heat directly into electricity.
Girls have a misunderstanding of what it is like to be a female engineer, writes Brompton engineer Ele Sherwen.
The government has not made a convincing case for HS2 in relation to capacity, cost and rebalancing the economy.
An aircraft powered entirely by 17,248 solar cells has begun its quest to fly 35,000km around the world.
A UK computer simulation has revealed that, at a certain size, microscopic sheets of clay start to undulate.
What should Sir Bob Geldof do to follow the success of the Live8 concert? Dave Wilson has an idea.
The art of weaving by loom could hold the key to producing stronger and more complex carbon-fibre structures.
A spray developed by US scientists increases the tolerance of a plant to cold temperatures by several degrees.
Material scientists at Stanford University have created a super-hard form of carbon akin to an amorphous diamond.
A research centre at Edinburgh Napier’s Craighouse Campus has been set up to ensure the safe use of nanomaterials.
