The European Space Agency (ESA) announced yesterday that Jupiter’s moons are to be the focus of Europe’s next large science mission.

Researchers at Bristol University have taken inspiration from origami to develop an artificial muscle that could have wide applications across engineering and robotics.

A high-temperature, low-sag overhead conductor from 3M, designed to help eliminate transmission bottlenecks is getting its first use in California.

Toledo, Ohio-based Xunlight Corporation has demonstrated that it can produce thin-film silicon PV modules using its roll-to-roll manufacturing process.

Northwestern University researchers have employed a technique called Dip-Pen Nanolithography (DPN) to simultaneously create 55,000 identical one-molecule high patterns.

Patients suffering from chronic heart failure in the Wakefield district are taking part in a trial that allows them to manage their condition better from home.

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Sheffield has developed what is believed to be the world's first carbon composite reconfigurable machine-tool.

A labour-intensive process to position powerful permanent magnets onto large generators for offshore wind has been made 60 times faster by automation experts at the University of Sheffield AMRC,...

Prof Albert Rodger from the University of Aberdeen heads the NSRI, a research venture that aims to address the needs of the subsea industry. Stuart Nathan reports.

A US scientist is enlisting the unwitting help of thousands to transform books, newspapers and other printed materials into digitized text.