Engineers from Tufts University in Massachusetts have developed a medical thread with embedded sensors that can wirelessly transmit diagnostic data to a computer or mobile device.
The UK has made its first substantial commitment to a major emerging pan-European science project with a £10m investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
The world’s largest all-composite aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight over the weekend, reaching altitudes up to 17,000 feet and conducting flight control manoeuvres.
A researcher at Manchester University has developed a new material that could help speed up the process of treating injuries to tendons.
Scientists have managed to increase the resolution of a standard optical microscope by around 20 times, opening up the possibility of directly observing living cellular processes.
A University of Miami assistant professor and her collaborators have developed a fast, economical and easy method to detect melamine in milk.
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, CMP Technologies has announced plans to build a $50 million pad manufacturing plant and technology centre at the Chunan Science Park, Taiwan.
A new inspection vehicle to monitor the condition of subsea pipelines will be designed and developed by a Flinders University engineering team.
The global application of drives is spreading as they come down in price, become easier to integrate and, more importantly, save money. Colin Carter reports.
