Stroke survivors could improve their walking speed and distances walked with an ankle exosuit developed at Harvard University.

Materials scientists at Tokyo University have developed a ‘superelastic’ metal alloy that can resume its original shape after deformation even over a wide range of temperatures.

Engineers and architects around the world are re-evaluating the use of timber as the prime construction material for high-rise buildings. Ben McCluskey reports.

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new method of 3D printing using material that simulates the dust found on the Moon and Mars.

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin today confirmed a £1.2bn order for trains that will operate on the East Coast Main Line.

The US Department of Energy has announced the closing of a $528.7m (£346.6) loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).

“A phenomenon that involves the collapse of a vacuous cavity”.