Irish manufacturer Combilift has developed a unique handling solution for lifting and manoeuvring the world’s biggest offshore wind blades. Andrew Wade spoke to CEO Martin McVicar.

Rittal has introduced a new range of enclosures specifically designed to facilitate the constant battle against deposits accumulating on enclosure surfaces.

KPM Racing, has released its range of run Dry Mission Critical (SOLAS specification) flexible impeller pumps to the general commercial market.

A new iPhone application called ‘Wellnote by Dr Darzi’ allows patients to find hospitals, dentists, GPs and many other health-related services.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) LISA Pathfinder has successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, beginning its mission to observe gravitational waves from space.

Surface Transforms has increased its revenue by 34 per cent to £679,284 following a number of significant contract wins for its carbon fibre reinforced ceramic composite materials.

Engineers in the US have developed a flexible cardiac implant that could be used to diagnose and treat arrhythmia and other heart problems.

Forensic scientists at Leicester University have announced a breakthrough in crime detection which could lead to hundreds of cold cases being reopened.

A system that harvests the entire spectrum of the sun’s light could help provide the Earth’s growing population with its basic needs, according to researchers from Purdue University.

A University of Cincinnati research partnership is reporting advances on how to make solar cells stronger, lighter, more flexible and less expensive compared with silicon or germanium technology.