New to the Spirol range of inserts is the self-tapping range for use with plastic they are designed for use in most plastics, including thermosets, providing a high and consistent pull-out strength.

Airlander 10 has had an inauspicious end to its second test flight with a ‘heavy landing’ at its base in Cardington in Bedfordshire.

Recruitment bias based on factors including age or race must be challenged by employers if industry is to become more inclusive, a survey has by STEM Returners has found.

What's the biggest barrier to production: access to technology, access to skills, appetite for investment or supply chain fragility?

News editorSustainability in China, reponses to flood risk in the UK, help for new businesses and an enquiry into a wind farm in Scotland all feature on this week’s agenda

A £525,000 partnership between the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) and metals manufacturer Alloyed aims to fine-tune an AI model system which pinpoints bespoke aluminium...

Scientists at Rice University have shown that laser-induced graphene can be applied to a number of substrates in air at ambient temperatures, an advance with applications including food security.

The High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has passed a major milestone in its bid to become one of the world’s leading sources of “cold” neutrons.

Researchers from the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill have built a system claimed to convert the sun’s energy into hydrogen fuel. 

AES Corporation, based in Arlington, Virginia, has entered into an agreement with BG Energy Holdings to acquire Premier Power Limited (PPL), owner of the 1,246MW natural-gas-fired Ballylumford Power...