An air traffic control system that uses acoustic sensor technology to ‘hear’ aircraft as they take off and land is ready for full-scale testing.
A detector that is sensitive to just a few molecules of interest in a glass of water could find a use in diagnostics and forensics.
A University of Manchester-led space project – scheduled for launch later this summer- will trial technologies that could enable satellites to operate at far lower altitudes than existing systems.
Flying cars could be moving closer to production following the successful 35-minute flight of AirCar Prototype 1, a Slovakian dual-mode car-aircraft that currently runs on a BMW engine.
BAE Systems has been awarded a $10.5m (£7m) contract by Textron Marine and Land Systems to manufacture and deliver approximately 240 armour protection kits for US armoured security vehicles (ASVs).
Quantum research is to be taken from the laboratory and into the commercial world with the world’s first open access Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre planned for Bristol.
A new initiative led by the European Science Foundation aims to identify how fast evolving fields such as photonics, nanotechnology, nuclear propulsion and robotics can benefit the space sector.
