A US and Korean research team has developed a chip-like device that could be scaled up to rapidly sort and store thousands of individual living cells.
It’s industry 4.0 week on The Engineer, which means that for the whole of this week (25th – 29th March) we’ll be focusing heavily on industry’s much-discussed - and often-hyped - fourth revolution.
Researchers from the UK have developed replica Martian soil that will be used to help test and develop the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) next generation of robotic rovers.
Nottingham University is leading a £4.5m trial, exploring the viability of the material biochar for storing CO2 from the atmosphere to fight climate change.
Scientists in Germany have developed a tissue scanner that will let doctors observe the skin condition psoriasis without subjecting patients to a biopsy.
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is funding a project to develop and test a biologically fuelled energy source for research and sensing devices at sea.
US researchers have developed a memory device that is soft and functions well in wet environments, thereby, opening the door to a new generation of biocompatible electronic devices.
Nuro is poised to become the USA’s first manufacturer of ‘tens of thousands of autonomous delivery vehicles’ at a new facility in Southern Nevada.
SSE and Shell have signed a joint development agreement to progress a proposed carbon capture and storage project (CCS) at SSE’s gas-fired power station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
The University of Michigan is using 3D printed body parts to train surgeons for complicated procedures such as airway and ear reconstruction for children.
