The International Space Station is set to host an experiment aimed at advancing ‘the industrial production of human tissue in zero-gravity conditions’.
Figures from SMMT show that UK car production was up 8.6 per cent to 58,043 units in July, which represents the third consecutive month of growth.
Business energy supplier SSE Energy Solutions is leading a project to reduce carbon emissions by 90 per cent across 11 Harris Federation academies in South East England.
Scientists at Raytheon’s Glenrothes facility are working on a project to demonstrate integrated circuits made from silicon carbide that operate at temperatures above 300°C.
Liners for lower limb prosthetics can be designed and built in less than a day thanks to advances in computer science and an innovative manufacturing process.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has collaborated with The Washing Machine Project to build ten manual washing machines for a community in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.
With the EU’s Energy Performance Directive due to come into force in January, engineers are looking attechnologies that can minimise the use of energy for systems within buildings.
Formula One’s 2009 season could see UK technology on the starting grid helping teams make use of energy recovery systems to boost acceleration. Jon Excell reports.
Researchers have created so-called ‘glassy gels’, a new class of materials that are hard and difficult to break despite containing over 50 per cent liquid.
A new method of measuring surface roughness of car body parts in 3D could lead to lower tooling costs for metalworking industries. Siobhan Wagner reports
