Britain could capitalise on its knowledge base and compete equally with the rest of the world if its patent regime were updated, says patent attorney Nick Wallin.
By the age of 21 Sir Frank Whittle had conceived a technology that would transform military and civil aviation in a way that has remained largely unchallenged for 75 years.
Engineers should be a source of timely, expert advice when companies are planning their future strategies, argues Trevor Page
Qinetiq has secured a $5m research contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in support of its Large Area Coverage Optical Search While Track and Engage programme.
Italian researchers have designed a soft robot that mimics the tendrils of a plant and has a movement system inspired by osmosis.
Portable blood-analysis device enables DVT diagnosis in minutes
