Engineers have proposed an alternative to aluminium for the leading edges of aircraft wings after the material demonstrated encouraging aerospace-grade qualities in tests.

UK researchers hope a more accurate method of monitoring heat treatment of jet engine components will lead to a cut in aircraft emissions.

Alcoa has announced that it is to offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Alcan for $58.60 in cash and 0.4108 of a share of Alcoa common stock for each outstanding common share of...

A website called Gabble has been launched as a beta product by HP's Personal Systems Group to allow people to create private video conversations.

This week saw the launch of the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), which aims to bring together academics, including engineers, to improve health and reduce health inequalities.

Worldwide layer 2-3 Ethernet switch revenue increased 10% to $3.7 billion and ports jumped 11% to $66 million between the first and second quarters of 2005.

A biodiesel-fuelled trimaran will attempt to break the powerboat world record for circumnavigating the globe. According to its developers, Earthrace is a showcase of environmentally friendly...