Research and Technology

Trump campaigned extensively on bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.

Trump kills Manufacturing Council as CEOs pull out

FX Volatility - Office desk with world map made of money coins and report sheets

Can the Middle East become a manufacturing hub?

According to the trade organisation ADS, the UK aerospace and defence sector employ 338,000 people and account for seven per cent of UK exports - image courtesy of Pixabay

Automation

World’s first robotic selective plating station developed

electrification of automotive - Electric vehicles are fast becoming a mainstream option for drivers and solve many of the challenges facing our cities. - image courtesy of Pixabay

Finance

UK to establish itself as world leader in battery technology

UK is developing a nuclear new build programme

Innovation

£4.2m consortium to make nuclear power safer & more reliable

Automotive Car Exhaust Tailpipe CO2 Emissions - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Leadership

CO2 emissions focus leads to serious unintended costs

The Centre for Digital Built Britain is a partnership between the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the University - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Innovation

Welsh smart building start-up secures £3m in funding

Volkswagen - “All employees have access to all existing VR elements as well as existing knowledge via the platform." - image courtesy of Volkswagen Group.

Digital Transformation

Volkswagen is backing VR for manufacturing across borders

How bees see colour. A macro view of the head of a bee showing its compound eyes and its three ocelli on the top of its head - stock image courtesy of APS.

Innovation

Bees’ colour perception may deliver evolutionary jump in camera and sensor technology

Autonomous Robots Drone UAV Multicopter Aerial View Camera Remote Inspection – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Automation

Autonomous robots to cut inspection costs by 25%

Supersonic Aviation - Stratasys empowers Boom to improve speed of development of XB-1, its supersonic demonstrator, taking flight next year – image courtesy of Boom.

Innovation

3D printing to accelerate development of supersonic aviation