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Mike TynanCEONuclear AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre)

BAE Systems, Triumph and JCB are among the selection of top engineering recruiters you’ll find at this April’s National Engineering and Construction Recruitment show.

Superfast sensors based on the principle of ’artificial muscles’ could be used in detecting gas leaks.

New devices are being developed that could improve the accuracy of bone surgery, including operations on the skull, teeth and limbs.

Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a simple, accurate way of seeing chemistry in action inside a lithium-ion battery.

Microsoft is developing glasses-free 3D technology that follows viewers’ movements and projects images directly into their eyes.

A Canadian company has developed wood-plastic composite materials that combine organic fibres with new or recycled polymers.