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Staff at the Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes, the Mexican car manufacturing plant of Renault-Nissan and Daimler which is to receive new technology from ABB - image courtesy of CMPA

ABB to improve energy efficiency of Renault-Nissan Mexican plant by up to 20%

An Ariane 5 rocket takes off - image courtesy of Ariane Space.

Ariane 5 rocket launches heaviest payload ever and completes 72nd consecutive launch

A SolarCity photovoltaic solar panel array. Image courtesy of SolarCity.

Tesla plans to buy SolarCity for $2.8bn

A rendering of the Nikola One semi-truck. Image courtesy of Nikola Motor Company.

Nikola hybrid truck claims $2.3bn in reservations

President Barack Obama has launched a number of manufacturing hubs in the US.

Obama announces ninth manufacturing hub will be in LA

The Nissan SOFC test bench. The SOFC fuel cell utilises the reaction of multiple fuels, including ethanol and natural gas, with oxygen to produce electricity with high efficiency - image courtesy of Nissan.

Nissan developing world’s first bio-ethanol powered vehicle system

The X Mini pistonless engine. Image courtesy of LiquidPiston.

New lightweight LiquidPiston engine unveiled

The Samsung Electronics Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge - image courtesy of Samsung

Samsung on cloud nine with acquisition of US startup Joyent

Wal-Mart's robotic shopping cart will likely resemble the Budgee robot (Pictured). Image courtesy of Five Elements Robotics .

Wal-Mart to deploy robotic shopping carts

CSIRO, RMIT and Queensland University of Technology are currently working on developing a “salt bath” that stabilise lithium metal foils and increase battery life and performance for electric cars - image courtesy of CSIRO.

A salt bath could boost next gen batteries for electric cars

PepsiCo has been embroiled in claims of worker exploitation at Palm Oil plantations operated by its affiliate, Indofood - image courtesy of Rainforest Action Network

PepsiCo and Indofood linked to Indonesian worker exploitation claims