Advances in the development of biopolymers and alternative plastics could help address the mountains of plastic waste produced each year. Andrew Wade reports. 

NASA and M2Mi Corporation have agreed to work together to develop automated ‘machine-to-machine (M2M) intelligence’ for space missions.

UK academics at the forefront of battery research discuss the emerging technologies that could one day supercede - or at least complement - lithium-ion batteries

Engineers are developing hi-tech solutions to help British Olympians, from archers to cyclists, win more medals in the 2012 Olympics. Berenice Baker looks at the developments

Electronic printing process could lead to transparent solar panels that are thin enough to be used as tint on windows. Siobhan Wagner reports.

Kinetic energy generated by the heart could be used to provide electricity for implantable medical devices including pacemakers and defibrillators.

Closer collaboration between business and academia is essential to help raise UK skills base, says joint report. Andrew Lee reports.