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Space manufacturing to be tested in 2018

An artists impression of an Archinaut facility building a dish-structure in orbit. Image courtesy of Made In Space.

Posted on 3 Mar 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

A US 3D-printing company is receiving funds from Nasa to demonstrate revolutionary new space manufacturing technology.

Google autonomous vehicle causes first accident

A Google self-driving car - image courtesy of Google

Posted on 2 Mar 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

US tech company Google has admitted for the first time that one of its autonomous vehicles has caused a traffic accident.

McLaren promises 15 new cars in ambitious new business plan

Posted on 1 Mar 2016 by Callum Bentley

McLaren Automotive has announced its six year business plan, Track22, highlighting the growing supercar manufacturer’s plans up until 2022.

Nasa announces new supersonic X-plane

An artist's impression of a Quiet Supersonic Transport (QueSST) X-plane design. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Posted on 29 Feb 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

Engineers at Nasa have unveiled a new X-plane design which they believe could be the future of air travel.

New DNA Trojan horse cancer drug delivery method trialled

The DNA Trojan Horse capsules seen under an electron microscopeshow the structures empty (left) and loaded with the cancer drug daunorubicin (right) - image courtesy of The Ohio State University.

Posted on 26 Feb 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

Researchers in the US have announced a new 'DNA Trojan horse' approach for delivering anti-cancer drugs using DNA, which they believe will be significantly more effective than previous technologies.

SunEdison struggling despite global renewable energy boom

A SunEdison solar project - image courtesy of SunEdison and PRNewsWire.

Posted on 24 Feb 2016 by Aiden Burgess

US-based renewable solar energy company, SunEdison, is allegedly facing bankruptcy and its stock has plummeted, down 72% this year.

Red Bull Racing gives you wins

Red Bull Racing's RB 12 seen during a UK studio shoot on February 20, 2016.

Posted on 24 Feb 2016 by Jonny Williamson

Jonny Williamson travelled to Milton Keynes for an exclusive pre-season tour of the Red Bull Racing factory.

GM makes big push into hydrogen fuel cells

As well as EV systems, GM now is push the development of fuel cell technology. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Posted on 24 Feb 2016 by Michael Cruickshank

US automaker General Motors (GM) is reportedly diversifying its tech development as part of a push into the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle (FCV) market.

Solar power cheaper than coal in Chile

The Abendgoa Solar company's Atacama-1 solar site is located in the Atacama Desert, Chile, which has the highest solar radiation in the world - image courtesy of Abendgoa Solar.

Posted on 24 Feb 2016 by Aiden Burgess

Chile’s solar industry continues to go from strength to strength as the country’s green energy boom has helped to keep down not only greenhouse gas emissions, but high electricity costs that have plagued Latin American countries.

Tim Cook’s letter to Apple customers regarding encryption

Apple claims to have created in excess of 1 million jobs since 2008. The Apple store in Santa Monica - image courtesy of Apple.

Posted on 18 Feb 2016 by Tim Brown

On December 2, 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, which consisted of a mass shooting and an attempted bombing.