Jacobs has been selected by the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) to manage the procurement of over 100 new remotely operated manipulator robots for its Windscale Laboratory in West Cumbria.

Research from North Carolina (NC) State University has provided molecular-level insights into how cellulose breaks down in wood to create bio-oils that can be refined into liquid transportation fuel.

New York-based ultraviolet light-emitting diode (LED) developer Crystal IS has been awarded $5m (£3m) by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop efficient LEDs operating...

Hundreds of gigawatts of renewable energy are lined up to join the UK grid, but some projects are being quoted up to 15 years to get connected. Andrew Wade reports.

Researchers from Leicester University are developing a method to shrink artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, with the aim to enable smarter spacecraft.

Engineers in Norway are working on techniques to extract rare earth metals from scrap. The recycling method, which is being developed by the state research organisation SINTEF, could help allieviate...

A prototype device that can be used to model the flow of nutrients and waste and between a mother and her foetus, could shed new light on the role the placenta plays in pregnancy researchers have...

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have developed an ultrasonic jackhammer.

MIT engineers have designed a class of material structures that can repel oils, a discovery that could have applications in the aviation industry.