The UK government has commissioned new research into space-based solar power (SBSP) systems using Solar Power Satellites as a sustainable energy source.

A consortium led by Drax Group has unveiled plans for transforming the Humber industrial region into a zero carbon cluster using hydrogen, biomass and carbon capture.  

Advances in technology are driving a rapidly growing market for 3D printing. Jason Ford reports

Timandra Harkness’s engineering-based comedy show is offering a unique perspective on human evolution. Stuart Nathan reports

A team from UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory is finalising the first prototype of the Solar Wind Analyser (SWA), which will fly on board the Solar Orbiter mission.

Elbow Beach Capital has made a £1.5m investment into Fieldwork Robotics, a Cambridge-based company developing harvesting robots.

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