Engineers at Exeter University are collaborating with partners at Brunel University and software developer Delcam to create a three-dimensional printer that can build products from chocolate.

A five-year, $10m National Science Foundation Expeditions research project aims to create robotic bees that mimic the communal feeding behaviour of bee colonies.

Cambridge-based Levidian has secured £12m of investment from US energy company Baker Hughes to scale up its LOOP methane conversion technology.

A new survey says that customers deploying Windows Server 2003 find its quality, performance and reliability equal to or better than Linux.

The Chemical Industries Association has called for a fundamental repositioning of the approach to science education and training in the UK.

Vancouver International Airport has become the first airport in the world to install and operate the Tarsier runway debris detection radar system.

A new damage resistant paint that can be used to create robust self-cleaning surfaces has been developed by a team led by researchers at University College London.

Robotic prosthetic arms allow amputees to perform a particular set of actions by twitching the remaining muscles in their severed limb.

The courier industry could become greener and more efficient, thanks to the development of a new type of electric delivery vehicle by researchers at WMG at Warwick University.

As part of a series of initiatives to boost standards, the oil and gas industry unveils skills academy and creates an interactive website. Andrew Lee reports.