Folded sheets of waxed paper could help bring fast, affordable, and reliable field tests for diseases such as malaria to remote parts of the developing world.
The inner layer of mollusc shells has inspired scientists in Canada to develop a form of glass that has the resiliency of plastic.
Scientists have developed a new building material made largely from recycled material that that is fire resistant to temperatures in excess of 1,100C.
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), which are brighter and longer lasting than conventional light bulbs, have been made twice as efficient thanks to a processing technique developed in Sheffield.
Politicians from Britain’s three biggest parties have been appointed to a new group that will campaign for a manufacturing revival in the UK.
One of Britain’s most prominent automotive engineers turned his attention to allieviating the suffering of polio victims at the height of epidemics during the 1950s
On August 30, 1867, Manchester played host to the first ever organised motor race, an event from which the dawn and evolution of motorsport can be traced.
A powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated, according to a team of US researchers.
A company from one of the European Space Agency's Business Incubation Centres has developed a scanner to spot weaknesses in dike structures.
Plunging sales, falling production volumes and the prospect of job cuts have prompted SME manufacturers to call for greater and faster financial support from the government.
