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World’s top engineers call for protection of R&D funding

Arrangement of PepsiCo mega brands inlcuding 7UP, SunChips, Lipton, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay's, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Doritos, Cheetos, Sierra Mist, Mirinda and Gatorade - image courtesy of PepsiCo

Pepsi to place less reliance on cola as it shifts to healthier options

Indoor farming or controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) requires a great deal of attention to maintain the health of the plants - image courtesy of Adobe

Agriculture automation company Grownetics wins UoC IT competition

Crestron Electronics is to build its second largest site and will occupy the state-of-the-art Legacy Tower in Texas - image courtesy of Crestron Electronics

Crestron Electronics expands home automation business with new Texas site

Fanuc has announced a new analytics platform with Cisco, Rockwell Automation and Preferred Network - image courtesy of Fanuc.

Fanuc, Rockwell and Cisco combine to optimise CNCs and automation

A concept XS-1 suborbital spaceplace. Image courtesy of Boeing.

DARPA XS-1 spaceplane moves closer to flight

Jacobs wins $400m Nasa White Sands Test Facility contract

A rendering of a Breakthrough Starshot nanocraft. Image courtesy of Breakthrough Initiatives.

Breakthrough Starshot initiative aims to build interstellar probes

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