Engineering firm Bechtel has been presented with the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) award, in recognition of the company’s ongoing efforts to promote diversity.

Scottish manufactured exports dropped by 2.4 per cent to £14.6bn in 2007/8 - the first fall following three consecutive years of growth.

Siemens plans to invest more than €250m (£157m) in building up its operations in India over the next three years, doubling its current annual investments there.

A lightweight electric motor designed by the Electronic Power Group at Oxford University is to be used by UK firm Delta Motorsport in a new four-seat coupe.

FLIR Systems is to acquire a controlling interest in Cedip Infrared Systems, a provider of infrared cameras and stabilised gimballed systems.

Last week’s poll sought to loosely quantify the uptake of additive manufacturing technology within the workplace, and it found 49 per cent of respondents using AM for prototyping.

Runners up in the year's Aerospace & Defence category ranged from marine innovations through to cutting edge research centres driving the development of advanced aerospace technologies

Energy-efficient control technology will shift power consumption ratings from red to green, bringing immediate cost savings plus tax breaks. Colin Carter explains

Two types of artificial cornea are being developed in Germany, an advance that could potentially restore sight to people with corneal anomalies.

Manchester-based Nanoco is to design and develop quantum dots for use in light-emitting diodes in liquid-crystal-display televisions for a Japanese TV maker.