A student at Brunel University is developing a dynamic, ultrasonic scalpel that will help opthalmic surgeons to improve the accuracy and success rate of complex procedures.
Solar cells of the future may look totally black to the human eye because they absorb light so efficiently thanks to researchers at the University of Virginia.
England is spearheading the world’s first nationwide test of an ‘artificial pancreas’ that is potentially life-altering for people living with type 1 diabetes.
From advanced display and control technologies to Tesla's autopilot and the tantalising prospect of the flying car, the latest issue of The Engineer has a strong focus on the technologies that will...
SciFi novelist Jon Wallace explores the threat of the asteroid strike
Hull University researchers have won a National Institute for Health Research Invention for Innovation grant worth £640,000 to develop a unique feeding tube prototype into a market-ready product.
Scifi novelist Jon Wallace explores the future struggle to rule the waves
Several research groups and private companies are looking at alternative small modular reactors for our nuclear future. Stuart Nathan reports
A British technology in which polymer beads are used to help remove soil from clothing, reducing the amount of water consumed, can now be retrofitted onto conventional washing machines.
Researchers are developing a dynamic imaging chip inspired by the human retina that will be capable of capturing high-performance video at low bandwidth and power consumption.
