A system for commercial greenhouse heating and dehumidification can save up to two-thirds of the energy used by conventional means.

Energetix Genlec has signed an agreement with heating supplier, Stiebel Eltron, to integrate its micro-CHP technology into a boiler unit for the European market.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded the University of Kent a grant of £322,910 to study the electro-magnetic architecture of buildings.

Cambridge medical technology firm CMR Surgical has unveiled a robotic system that it claims could lead to millions more patients benefitting from the advantages of minimally invasive surgery.

A measurement method uses the shadow cast by a small glass probe to infer the dimensions of tiny, microscale holes or other micrometre-sized components.

A team of researchers at Aston University have combined bioactive glasses with gallium to create a potential treatment for bone cancer.

Raindrop Geomagic has been awarded a Phase II research grant for digital shape sampling and processing technology that promises to have a profound impact on product development.

Alstom has been awarded a 10-year contract valued at €100m to provide maintenance support for Class 180 trains operated by Grand Central Railway Company.

Alcoa and the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for applying nanotechnology in the aluminum industry.

Autonomous electric vehicles that are set for trials in Milton Keynes next year are to be manufactured by Coventry’s RDM Group.