Solar roadways of the future to be tested on Route 66
Posted on 19 Jul 2016 by Aiden Burgess
The iconic Route 66 in the United States is set to become a forerunner for the potential highways of the future. News
China wants to build a global power grid (GEI) worth $50tr
Posted on 18 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
China has revealed an ambitious plan to build a $50+ trillion global power grid by 2050, which would be powered by renewable energy. Millions in South East Asia to lose jobs to automation
Posted on 17 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
A new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has predicted massive job losses in South East Asia due to increasingly automated manufacturing.
JLR to start testing autonomous vehicle tech
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Jaguar Land Rover plans to create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles over the next four years, to develop and test a wide range of Connected & Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies. Uni spin-out opens world’s largest nanoparticle plant
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson
University of Nottingham spin-out business, Promethean Particles, has opened the world’s first facility which is capable of producing thousands of different nanomaterials. GE Renewable Energy to ship first offshore wind turbine housings to the US
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
The GE Renewable Energy offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, will soon complete the manufacture of its first commercial series of Haliade Offshore wind turbine nacelles (housings). Motorcycle airbag jacket market set to grow as Motorcycle injuries continue
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Tim Brown
According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each year in the US alone, some 4,000 people are killed while riding motorcycles and a further 90,000 are injured. New agreement helps 3D printing take off
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Fred Tongue
A new collaboration between SAP SE and APWorks, a subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, has been announced that aims to speed up the adoption and standardisation of industrial 3D printing. Sky’s the limit for Boeing & UK Govt initiative
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The Government and Boeing are expected to announce a long-term partnering initiative to advance growth and prosperity in the UK this week at the Farnborough International Airshow. JLR unveils F1-inspired, £20m Technical Centre
Posted on 13 Jul 2016 by Jonny Williamson
Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations has officially opened its innovative new Technical Centre in the heart of the British Midlands.