Industry has been quick to react to the forthcoming appointment of Liz Truss as the UK’s next PM, with energy identified as one of the top priorities for the incoming premier.

A tag attached to the windscreen could help end arguments over damaged hire cars.

Researchers at Purdue University are part of an effort in the US to develop new materials with unique properties by using shock waves similar to those generated by meteorites striking the Earth.

The British Geological Survey is to proceed with a UK Geoenergy Observatory at Ince Marshes in Cheshire, a facility expected to help inform decisions on Britain’s future energy mix.

The EPSRC has announced that four academics are to receive fellowship grants totalling £2.38m.

IBM and St. Jude Medical have unveiled technology designed to save the lives of thousands of heart patients by improving the ability to monitor and program implanted cardiac devices.