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.
Researchers at MIT in the US have used an off the shelf 3D printer to produce a device for 3D printing nanofibre meshes.
A strong rise in export orders in the past three months is driving sustained growth in the manufacturing sector, which looks set to continue into 2011.
A new wind turbine blade design developed by researchers at Sandia National Labs and Knight & Carver of San Diego promises to be more efficient than current designs.
Alcoa AFL Automotive and Maxwell Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of a cold start system for the commercial transportation market.
Johnson Controls is using new production processes to produce the door panels and seat structures for the new BMW 3 Series.
SSE Generation and Viking Energy are to form a joint venture aimed at developing a 600MW wind farm on the Shetland Islands.
A Rice University lab has made a cable from double-walled carbon nanotubes and used it to power a fluorescent light bulb at standard line voltage.
