Researchers are developing a new type of computer memory that could be faster than the existing commercial memory and use far less power than flash memory devices.

Engineers have overcome a manufacturing challenge that has so far prevented the commercial roll out of a low-cost passive cooling technology for buildings.

A UK university spin-out targeting the US market with its bioresorbable material has raised £3.4m in a Series A investment.

Engineers in the US have developed a new microwave-based technique for recycling polypropylene, an abundant plastic with a recovery rate today of just one per cent.

EADS has announced a drop in its half-year profits following unfavourable foreign exchange rates and low A380 deliveries; however, it said that its outlook remained positive.