Research and Development

Siemens new, powerful aircraft electric motor. Image courtesy of Siemens

Airbus and Siemens join forces to develop hybrid electric planes

By 2020 and 2025, European OEM’s must reduce average fleet tailpipe emissions to below 95g of CO2/ km and then 75g of CO2/km.

Automotive light weighting: driving the revolution

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and US Navy unveiled its new self-driving ship Sea Hunter during a christening ceremony for the vessel last week - image courtesy of DARPA

DARPA and US Navy unveil autonomous Sea Hunter warship

Flux have launched three high performance affordable e-bike models including the Attack pictured here - image courtesy of Flux.

Flux Electric Bikes look to ‘Trump’ the e-bike market with mid-mounted motor

The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage sucessfully landed on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean. Image courtesy of SpaceX.

SpaceX sticks first ocean landing during ISS launch

50 Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell power the new BeeZero car sharing programme by The Linde Group launching this summer in Munich - image courtesy of Hyundai

Hyundai and Linde launch BeeZero, the world’s first fuel cell car sharing service

Night vision technology made possible through the use of graphene could become common place on phones according to researchers at MIT - image courtesy of DFC

US Army awards Raytheon & DRS $56m to develop next-gen infrared night vision

3D Printing Supply Chain and additive manufacturing

GE opens $39m additive manufacturing center in Pittsburgh

Smart fabrics are seen as the future of the US textile industry. Image courtesy of MIT.

Pentagon partners with MIT to develop smart-fabrics

The Tesla Model 3 was unveiled last night. Image courtesy of Tesla Motors.

Tesla unveils highly anticipated Model 3

Britain looks set to purchase up to nine Boeing's P-8A Poseidon aircraft in a deal worth a reported $3.2bn - image courtesy of Boeing.

US Govt approves sale of Boeing Poseidon surveillance aircraft to the UK