Volkswagen is to pay $1.1 million in fines to the US Government for failing to notify the US EPA of a defective oxygen sensor affecting at least 326,000 of its cars.
Smart textile technology developed by a research group in Switzerland could be used to develop everything from intelligent clothing to hospital bed sheets able to monitor a patient’s movements.
As an EU and US push to strengthen critical mineral supply chains misses another target, the need to achieve this for the transition to clean transport has never been greater, says Ivan Williams, CEO...
A UK team is developing technology to drill through the Antarctic ice to see what clues to the origin of life and the effects of climate change are locked in a lake below. Stuart Nathan reports
Last-week’s decision to give the go-ahead to the London Array offshore wind farm was a welcome boost to a renewables industry that has been hit hard by the economic downturn.
Stimulating the brain to focus on a specific subject during MRI scans proved a challenge to German researchers, who combined two technologies to project images inside a scanner. Stuart Nathan reports.
Engineers at MIT and Imperial College London have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a bacteria and yeast similar to the 'kombucha mother' used to ferment tea.
According to a recent report, UK industry has been slow to take full advantage of the energy savings offered by variable speed drives. Colin Carter says now is the time to take stock of how your plant...
UK businesses are missing out on combined savings of up to £10m per day by failing to incorporate water efficiency into their practices, according to a survey by Envirowise.
From swarming devices that get your online food order ready for delivery to the autonomous vehicles that will bring it to your front door, robots are poised to revolutionise the retail sector. Helen...
