University of Utah engineers invented a micropump that could be used to move chemicals, blood or other samples through a lab-on-a-chip.
Engineers often complain of not being valued, but it is up to them to learn the language of finance and state their case to government and business, says James Raby.
A major new US-UK research project is aiming to artificially improve photosynthesis to generate biofuels more efficiently and increase the yield of important crops.
Euro NCAP is to start assessing autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems in its star rating from 2014.
An invention that promises to reduce the pain of dental injections has won a national innovation award for its Newcastle University creators.
A low-cost way of making scalable circuits that convert body heat into current could be key to biosensor development for wearables
Purdue University is developing detectors that use sound and radio waves to penetrate shielding materials of IEDs and hidden bombs.
A company pioneering the use of digital image data for agriculture and environment protection has been awarded €225,000 funding to commercialise its grassland management platform.
Today’s press-produced components must be measured and calibrated to a degree of accuracy unheard of even a decade ago. Mark Venables looks at what is on offer.
