Arconic envisages smog-eating skyscrapers
Posted on 22 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Materials science company Arconic is investigating the technology behind building skyscrapers which can suck pollution out of the air.
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Rolls-Royce agrees £671m bribery settlement
Posted on 18 Jan 2017 by Fred Tongue
Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay £671m as a result of bribery and corruption claims in Brazil, the US and UK. The figure is thought to be the largest ever levy imposed and the largest enforcement action relating to any criminal allegation in the UK. London to host Nissan autonomous vehicle trials
Posted on 18 Jan 2017 by Fred Tongue
It has been announced that Japanese car giant, Nissan, is planning to use London as its European autonomous vehicle testing ground. Dutch trains first in the world to travel by 100% wind power
Posted on 18 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Every Dutch electric train on the national railway now runs on 100% wind power after NS Dutch Railways partnered with energy company Eneco to use its wind turbines to generate the energy needed to power the nation's electric trains. New 3D graphene structure is strongest and lightest material in the world
Posted on 18 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new graphene material that is one of the strongest in the world while also being lightweight in form. Samsung head embroiled in South Korea corruption case
Posted on 17 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
The Vice Chairman of Samsung has been accused of corruption in South Korea as part of an ongoing scandal involving the country's highest levels of leadership.
Alphabet moves away from moonshot projects
Posted on 14 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A number of recent moves by Google's parent company Alphabet appear to show it is losing interest in moonshot projects.
London Mayor dumps iconic Routemaster buses as part of election pledge
Posted on 11 Jan 2017 by Aiden Burgess
London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has halted production of the new, Thomas Heatherwick-designed, double-decker Routemaster buses. Brexit concerns top of mind for US manufacturers
Posted on 11 Jan 2017 by Jonny Williamson
More than a third (39.4%) of US businesses with a base in the UK said they are considering moving it to elsewhere in the EU because of Brexit, according to a new report by international law firm, Gowling WLG. New report identifies success drivers for manufacturing servitization
Posted on 11 Jan 2017 by The Manufacturer
What will separate the winners and losers as manufacturers embrace the shift from selling products to services?