Tesla Model S becomes US bestseller
Posted on 18 Oct 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The Model S sedan produced by Tesla Motors has risen to become the most popular vehicle in its category.
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Samsung halts Note7 production following fires
Posted on 12 Oct 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
South Korean electronics company Samsung Electronics has taken action to halt production of the Galaxy Note7 smartphone.
Revolutionary ion rocket can be fuelled by space junk and get to “Mars and back on one tank”
Posted on 12 Oct 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Sydney rocket scientist, Paddy Neumann, and his company Neumann Space, have signed a deal with Europe's biggest aerospace company, to help accelerate the development of a prototype ion rocket which could get to "Mars and back on one tank of fuel". The largest metal 3D printed part ever made?
Posted on 11 Oct 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Researchers at Cranfield University have unveiled what they believe could be the biggest metal 3D printed part ever made in a single piece, using Cranfield’s Wire + Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) process. Paris climate agreement to come into force
Posted on 10 Oct 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Following the EU’s ratification, the Paris Climate Agreement has now passed the threshold for it to come into force.
Alstom breaks ground on new rail tech centre
Posted on 10 Oct 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Rail transport manufacturer, Alstom has announced the start of construction work on its new technology centre and training academy in Widnes, North West England. Chevrolet debuts Colorado ZH2 fuel cell pickup
Posted on 5 Oct 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US automaker Chevrolet has this week debuted a new hydrogen fuel cell pickup called the Colorado ZH2.
RDM to debut its driverless pods ‘down under’
Posted on 5 Oct 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Driverless vehicle technology developed in Coventry by RDM Group is travelling more than 10,000 miles to make its Australian debut next week. Sweden to give tax break for repairs to change its wasteful consumer culture
Posted on 5 Oct 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The Swedish government has proposed to change the country’s consumer cycle from one of a disposable culture of ‘buy, use, throwaway, buy’ to a more rational one of ‘buy, use and repair'. De-mining drones aim to rid the world of land mines within 10 years
Posted on 5 Oct 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Land mines could become a thing of the past, at least that's the aim of a team that has created a drone it hopes will put an end to the destructive device which still kills and maims over 20,000 people each year.