Energy storage is going to be an important part of the UK’s energy generation and distribution system, helping to smooth out the intermittency of renewable generation systems and ensuring smooth...

Engineers at Imperial College London are to develop an implantable sensor that will provide 24 hour monitoring for patients with chronic heart problems.

Bioliberty has secured £2.2m in funding to develop a soft robotic glove which can restore upper limb mobility in patients following a stroke.

Schaeffler is teaming up with the Netherlands’ VDL Groep to deliver a new generation of self-driving electric shuttles for public transport.  

Researchers have developed a wirelessly powered chip that can be surgically implanted to read neural signals and stimulate the brain with light and electrical current. 

Herriot-Watt University has announced the launch of a research project aiming to create new materials from residual waste leftover from recycling.

A personal brush with the engineering skills shortage prompts our anonymous blogger to ask whether industry is making the best use of its young engineers

The deployment of specialist polymer bearings has enabled a UK manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural equipment to improve the performance and reduce the maintenance costs of key products.

A new application created by computer science graduate students and professors at the University of California allows Twitter users to control who can view their tweets.

A new study from the University of Illinois has found that artificial muscles made from carbon fibre can lift up to 12,600 times their own weight.