After nearly 20 years with Mercedes, Steve Mattin, Volvo’s recently appointed design chief, has to get his head round a totally different development challenge. Here, he talks to Jon Excell

A team led by researchers from UCL has developed a new method for investigating the forces at work when lithium-ion batteries short-circuit.

A Cambridge University engineer has helped to develop a novel method for preventing HIV transmission from mother to child during breast feeding.

Researchers have embedded gold nanorods in hydrogels that can be processed through 3D printing to create photoresponsive structures, an advance that could lead to remotely controlled actuators.

Four sites in England are to begin trials of driverless cars in 2015.

Devising a survival strategy for a 'disaster movie' scenario was the key to engaging the residents of a deprived community in London with engineering ideas and concepts

A new £20m research centre will explore home-based technology to help people living with dementia. Andrew Wade reports