Tech start-up Opteran has raised £2.1m in seed funding for its ‘Natural Intelligence’ technology, aiming to solve autonomy in machines and robotics.

Teams of scientists and engineers have been awarded contracts worth more than £500,000 to develop new satellite technologies for observing the Earth from space.  

Archers and swimmers are working with the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in developing wearable sensors to help improve their sporting performance.

Bristol-based microfiltration specialists Matter and campaigners A Plastic Planet are calling on the UK government to mandate microplastic filters on washing machines.

Danfoss Power Solutions has secured a £407,112 government grant to accelerate the electrification of construction machinery through the Red Diesel Replacement competition.

This week’s video comes from Boeing which has released footage from Starliner’s first flight into space and her return to Earth.

Aston University has received a £10m grant from Research England to establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), a cross-disciplinary institute that will develop biomimetic membranes.

Boeing and the Australian government are to develop the Airpower Teaming System, an unmanned aircraft that will provide 'fighter-like performance' in support of manned military aircraft.

Engineers in the US have developed a family of ice-resistant coatings that could be of particular benefit to the aviation sector.

Yorkshire to benefit from imaging centre using MRI signal enhancement technique