A fire-retardant polyelectrolyte complex coating has been applied to cotton in a single step, an advance that could reduce the time and cost of coating materials effectively.

Physicists at the University of Arizona have discovered what it takes to make metal 'nanowires' that last a long time at room temperature and higher.

The government and local authorities are being urged to provide bespoke advice for manufacturing SMEs following closure of the Manufacturing Growth Programme in June.

The government views science and engineering advice as ‘a peripheral policy concern’, according to a report by the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills (IUSS) committee.

A recent report suggests that deaths from a Turkish earthquake in 2003 could have been prevented if minor design changes had been made to buildings.

Iowa State University’s Hui Hu and Blake Johnson are developing new technologies and room-temperature tests to improve cooling strategies in gas turbines.

Researchers at Kent State University have uncovered the mechanisms of liquid crystal alignment, a puzzle scientists have not been able to explain for more than 30 years.

Hima-Sella has been awarded a contract by Metronet Rail SSL to provide Tracklink III, a selective door-opening and correct side-door-enabling system.

Engineer readers believe that proposed changes to the governance of the UK rail sector will improve services, but renationalisation remains popular.