A team from Canada has been named international winner of the James Dyson Award for sKan, their inexpensive, handheld device to diagnose melanoma.
Magnetic nanoparticles have shown promise in treating cancer, but their effectiveness depends on being able to inject them directly into a tumour.
US researchers have developed a technique for making integrated circuits that are up to ten times more energy-efficient than those on the market today.
US engineers have succeeded in creating a near-perfect ‘superlens’ that uses the principles of metamaterials to overcome conventional diffraction limits.
Swedish researchers believe a customised pulse oximeter can be used to detect changes in heart and vessel function during sleep and identify patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
The University of British Columbia’s Dr Donald Mavinic has developed a technology to turn pipe-clogging and polluting phosphorus compounds in wastewater into environmentally friendly fertiliser.
Hyundai Steel has awarded Uhde €150m to build a new coke plant consisting of four coke oven batteries and a large single-train gas treatment unit.
Thales has been awarded €252 million by the French defence procurement agency to act as prime contractor for the Melchior communications programme.
Alstom has signed two contracts, worth approximately €450m, to supply Grosskraftwerk Mannheim with boiler and turbine units at the Mannheim 9 project in Germany.
GE Energy has signed contracts worth more than $500m to supply advanced power generation equipment and long-term services for the Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project.
