Miners trapped for 69 days following the collapse of a shaft at Chile’s San Jose mine are today being transported from their subterranean ordeal in a capsule that has its origins in Germany.

Fifty five per cent of the UK’s manufacturing businesses are confident about their prospects for 2013 despite concerns surrounding recovery in the eurozone, claims a new report.

Red Bull Advanced Technologies has announced details of the RB17, a series production two-seat hypercar with a starting price of £5m.

Materials scientists have invented a new device that they claim can instantly identify an unknown liquid.

Bionsensors could be made more sensitive with a new nanostructure developed at Northwestern University.