BP and partners are to commence engineering design of the world’s first industrial scale project to generate ‘carbon-free’ electricity from hydrogen.

Balfour Beatty announced today that it has agreed to sell its 24.5% interest in Devonport Management (DML) to Babcock International for approximately £86m in cash.

Boeing is to ramp up the production of its Next-Generation 737, taking the production rate from 34 aircraft a month to 35 in early 2012.

Notinghamshire-based Icon Polymer has won a major contract to mould the rubber on to the British Army’s Warrior fighting vehicle wheels for the next three years.

Bombardier Transportation and consortium partner Alstom Transport have been awarded €58m to supply 13 RABe 525 multiple units to Swiss railway operator BLS.

The US space agency NASA and ride-hailing platform Uber have signed an agreement to explore the technologies and challenges related to urban air mobility (UAM).

A robotic system that promises to improve the quality of ’keyhole’ bowel cancer surgery is being put to the test for the first time.

More biomass could be burned in coal-fired power stations if it was delivered pre-roasted to power stations, according to researchers from Leeds University.

A plastic version of obstetric forceps that connect to a computer through a flexible cable look set to save the lives of babies.

Ford and Toyota are leading the trend in electric car development with plans to bring their new range of zero-emission vehicles to the global market.