North Carolina State University and University of Texas researchers have demonstrated a technique to improve graphene’s stretchability, a development that could help engineers create new technologies...

Scientists in the US claim to have set a world record in solar cell efficiency with a photovoltaic device that converts 40.8 per cent of the light that hits it into electricity.

A wireless device that detects and uses the detailed 3D movements of a user’s fingertips to control digital information on a computer could have a huge impact on 3D modelling and design.

Disney Research is developing technology that it claims will greatly enhance tactile feedback in video games and home cinema, allowing users to experience discrete, continuous motions such as a finger...

Q Chip, the Cardiff University spin-out company that develops advanced systems for the life sciences, has raised more than £2m for R&D and to commercialise its products

The automotive and aerospace industries in the UK received a major boost today as universities and science minister David Willetts announced the launch of five new centres across the UK to train...

A system that uses waste heat from the batteries of hybrid and electric vehicles to power a car’s climate control system is under development by a UK project team.

Almost a decade before the Hindenburg disaster put people off taking to the skies in airships, there was a great deal of optimism about their potential for transatlantic travel.

Stuart Nunns has been awarded TÜV Functional Safety Expert status by TÜV Rheinland. Nunns is principal safety consultant for ABB and one of only 25 people worldwide to be named as a Functional Safety...

What is the future for Formula One? Will it continue to attract investment in tough economic times? Where does the shift towards green technologies leave its high-octane format?