Manufacturing Technologies

An artist's impression of the Falcon Heavy mid-flight. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

SpaceX confirms Spring 2016 Falcon Heavy launch

Startpoint Dreadnought T2050 Warship Front View (image courtesy of Startpoint).

Warship of the future designed by young engineers

LED lights are much brighter and more efficient than traditional technologies. Image courtesy of Flickr - ГорэлтЕх

New LED technology to allow cheaper production

A driverless TMA truck developed by Royal Truck and Equipment. Image courtesy of Royal Truck and Equipment.

First self-driving truck to hit US streets this year

3D printing

The evolution of additive manufacturing through 3D printing

Parts for many Airbus passenger jets are manufactured in India. Image courtesy of Airbus.

Airbus’ A350-900 debuted at Moscow International Air Show

A 3D printed prothesis developed by Open Bionics. Image courtesy of Open Bionics.

3D printed prosthetic hand wins Dyson Award

A Maruti Suzuki manufacturing facility in India. Image courtesy of Maruti Suzuki.

Maruti Suzuki to launch most fuel-efficient Indian car

A ground based mock up of Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable habitats. Image courtesy of Bigelow Aerospace

Bigelow Aerospace signs new space habitat contract with Nasa

Researchers are generating carbon nanofibers from CO2 in the air. Image courtesy of Stuart Licht PhD.

Scientists fabricate carbon nanofibers from air

Nasa tested one of the new generation RS-25 rockets on July 17, 2015, including a period of firing at 109 per cent of the engine’s rated power - image courtesy of Nasa.

Nasa selects contractor for deep space launch structure