The world’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle trials are set to take place in the UK over the next 30 months.

A team of engineers is aiming to create a sustainable alternative source of commodity chemicals currently derived from fossil fuels by using cyanobacteria, carbon dioxide (CO2) and sunlight.

Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI has raised $23m in new funding, led by OCV Partners and Mizmaa Ventures, to further advance its AI platform.

Electrical engineers have developed a faster collision detection algorithm that uses machine learning to help robots avoid moving objects and negotiate rapidly changing environments in real time.

Researchers have developed a so-called ‘off-the-jaw’ sensing system that restores tactile feedback in minimally invasive surgery, an advance claimed to enhance precision, ease of use, and safety.

The government must use its influence as a customer to help engineering innovation flourish in the UK, says Lord Browne.

Comitronic of France, a specialist in safety devices, has launched the noncontact interlocking system Supermagnet, which provides a way to control the opening of small movable machine guards in...