IBM lists 5 life-changing innovations due in next 5 years
Posted on 9 Feb 2017 by Aiden Burgess
IBM has identified the five innovations the computer technology company believes will change our world within the next five years.
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Apple to begin producing iPhones in India
Posted on 9 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US electronics company Apple is set to begin production of its latest iPhones in India, in a major win for the country.
Japanese space junk cleanup experiment fails
Posted on 7 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A Japanese attempt to test a technology which could be used to clean up space junk has failed due to a technical fault.
China doubles solar power capacity
Posted on 6 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
New information out of China indicates that the country has, over the last year, doubled its solar energy capacity.
Amazon to build new air cargo hub
Posted on 5 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US e-commerce and web services company Amazon has announced plans this week to build a new hub for aerial cargo deliveries.
Australian scientists make graphene production breakthrough
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
A team of scientists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have discovered a new approach to producing graphene.
Annual Manufacturing Report 2017 published
Posted on 3 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson
This year's in-depth Annual Manufacturing Report assesses the state of UK manufacturing, looking at everything from skills through to finance, IT and the new technologies of Industry 4.0. Boston Dynamics shows off new hybrid robot
Posted on 2 Feb 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
US-based robotics company Boston Dynamics has shown off a new hybrid robot design in a presentation to investors.
Inventors of digital photography win QEPrize for Engineering
Posted on 1 Feb 2017 by Nick Peters
Decades of research into making digital imaging possible was rewarded today with the award of the £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering to scientists from the UK, the US and Japan. Uber partners with Daimler on autonomous vehicles
Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank
Mobility company, Uber Technologies, has announced today that it will partner with German automotive manufacturer, Daimler, to work on autonomous vehicles.