The UK is investing £300m to support domestic production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for use in the next generation of nuclear reactors.
Imperial College London physicists have discovered how to create matter from light, a development that validates a theory first proposed by Breit and Wheeler in 1934.
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.
A Harvard University team has developed a human airway muscle-on-a-chip that could be used to test new asthma drugs.
Researchers in the US have developed an ultrasound system that targets the mouth, enabling virtual reality users to receive tactile feedback through the teeth, lips and tongue.
Edwin Kirkham, Theming Production Director at Merlin Magic Makers, explains how digital tools allow fictional worlds to be recreated exactly as they should be.
The Spanish government, Iberia Airlines and Airbus have signed an agreement to develop a complete Spanish ‘value chain’ for sustainable and renewable aviation biofuel for commercial use.
The UK government is failing to provide sufficient support for electricity storage technologies, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) said in a new policy statement launched today.
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.
