Researchers at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed an innovative strategy of mixing lipids...
The Forensic Science Service has launched software technology that can obtain DNA profiles from previously unusable samples, a development that could lead to the reopening of thousands of cold cases.
Thin-film technologies that rely on alternative semiconductor materials, including nanocarbon allotropes and metal oxides, could contribute to a more environmentally sustainable internet of things, a...
American engineer Douglas Engelbart is usually described as the inventor of the computer mouse. But there’s so much more to his pioneering career than a simple pointing device. Written by Nick Smith.
Pratt and Whitney's Rocketdyne arm and the Alberta Energy Research Institute of Canada are working together to develop gasification technology aimed at decreasing the cost of processing Alberta’s...
BAE Systems has been awarded a new $375.2m contract for the procurement of long-lead materials in preparation for an anticipated contract to reset more Bradley Combat System vehicles.
Boeing has delivered the first of 60 production Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile / Air-Launched Cruise Missile Test Instrumentation Kits to the US Air Force under a $38m contract.
A team from the University of California, Berkeley, has discovered a way to reverse the polarisation of nanomagnets without using a magnetic field, opening up the possibility of faster and more energy...
Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, introduces its MicroImpact Testing System, which precisely strikes a solder...
Researchers from the German national metrology institute have used a miniature magnetic sensor developed at the US-based National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to successfully track a...