Research and Development

General Motors President Dan Ammann (right) with Cruise Automation co-founders Kyle Vogt (center) and Daniel Kan (left) - image courtesy of GM

GM autonomous vehicles gets boost with Cruise Automation purchase

J.R. DeShazo, left, and Gaurav Sant show off a sample of the new building material made from CO2 that they hope will one day replace concrete - image courtesy of UCLA.

UCLA researchers hope to turn captured CO2 into sustainable concrete

Boston Dynamics produced a number of robotic systems. Image courtesy of Boston Dynamics.

Alphabet Inc. (Google) to sell off Boston Dynamics

The all-electric version of the iconic double decker London red bus crosses Westminster bridge as a part of the vehicle's lauch event - image courtesy of BYD

Electric double decker buses to hit the streets of London next month

Watching me, watching you! With Omron’s new NA-series HMI, operators and their machines will soon have a closer working relationship - image courtesy of Omron.

HMI: more than just the machine’s face

Under the motto Ingenuity for life – Driving the Digital Enterprise, Siemens will be exhibiting at Hannover Messe from April 25 to 29 2016.

Siemens drives industrial transformation through €1bn investment

Guy and his Gravity Racer at the summit of Mont Ventoux.

Guy Martin: speed freak

Penso have created a composite door for rail use which can see a 30% reduction on weight.

Composite materials: greater than the sum of its parts

The 'New Shepard' rocket launches from its West Texas launch site as it began its historic test - image courtesy of Blue Origin.

Blue Origin targets 2017 for manned flights

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

Space manufacturing to be tested in 2018

A Google self-driving car - image courtesy of Google

Google autonomous vehicle causes first accident