SpaceX rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida
Posted on 1 Sep 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded while undergoing pre-launch tests in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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US makes large high speed rail investment
Posted on 31 Aug 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The US Government announced last week a large loan investment into high speed rail in the country.
Apple EU Tax ruling says tech giant paid just 0.005% on EU profits
Posted on 31 Aug 2016 by Tim Brown
In 2012, Apple paid approximately $6bn in US Corporate Tax on a reported US pretax income of $19bn. This in the words of Apple CEO, Tim Cook, at a Senate subcommittee in Taxes, 30.5% or around 2.5% of the total Corporate Tax revenue raised in the US. Tesla SolarCity deal to allow houses to generate and store electricity
Posted on 31 Aug 2016 by Aiden Burgess
Tesla has received approval to acquire solar panel company SolarCity for $2.6bn, in a move which comes at a financial crossroads for a solar industry, which is facing the prospect of an oversupply of solar panels. China to begin jet engine development
Posted on 30 Aug 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A new state run enterprise has been set up in China in order to begin the development of advanced jet engines. Qinetiq hub-drive tech secures DARPA investment
Posted on 30 Aug 2016 by Jonny Williamson
British science and engineering firm, Qinetiq has announced that the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is to invest more than £2m in its electric hub-drive technology, bringing a new era of vehicle design a step closer. MG Motor invests in engineers of tomorrow
Posted on 29 Aug 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Iconic British automotive brand, MG Motor UK has accepted seven new students onto its acclaimed Automotive Engineering Internship programme for 2016/17. Chinese EV startup VM Motors raises $1 billion in funding
Posted on 26 Aug 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A relatively unknown Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup has managed to surprise the automotive world with an enormous initial investment round.
Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 airship crashes during second test flight
Posted on 25 Aug 2016 by Tim Brown
Just days after its 'historic' maiden test flight, the Airlander 10 airship suffered a minor crash during its attempted landing in a airfield in Bedfordshire. Additive manufacturing to redefine aircraft wings
Posted on 24 Aug 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Renishaw is contributing its additive manufacturing expertise to a new £17.7m project to develop an innovative way of designing and manufacturing aircraft wings, which will encourage a “right first time approach” and reduce development time.