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Dutch teams win both categories of World Solar Challenge

Teams raced to the finish line in Adelaide in the final section of the World Solar Challenge. Image courtesy of World Solar Challenge.

Posted on 26 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Teams from the Netherlands have won both categories of the World Solar Challenge, a cross-desert solar-powered automobile race.

Mitsubishi Electric to light up the road with directional indicators

The Mitsubishi Electric system projects large, easy-to-understand animated illuminations onto road surfaces to help pedestrians understand a driver's intentions - image courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric.

Posted on 26 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

Mitsubishi Electric has created a directional-indicator system for cars that illuminates road surfaces at night to inform pedestrians and other drivers of a vehicle’s intended path.

GM first US automotive OEM to use supercapacitors for start-stop

The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Super-Sedan - image courtesy of Cadillac

Posted on 23 Oct 2015 by Aiden Burgess

General Motors has become the first US automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to adopt supercapacitors (aka ultracapacitors) as part of a start-stop system.

China plans 2018 space station launch

The Chinese space station will be open to international modules in a similar way to the ISS (pictured). Image courtesy of Nasa

Posted on 21 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Chinese officials have announced last week that the country will begin construction of its first space station in 2018.

First-ever electric double-decker London red bus

The world’s first emissions free double decker bus designed and produced by the world leader in pure electric vehicles, BYD - image courtesy of BYD.

Posted on 21 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

The first ever all-electric double decker iconic London Red Bus has been unveiled to the public by Chinese company BYD.

Scientists develop advanced synthetic skin

The artificial skin developed by Stanford University researchers. Image courtesy of Stanford University.

Posted on 20 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Researchers from Stanford University have developed a new kind of advanced synthetic skin.

Electric two-seater Nissan available in Bay Area as part of future transport study

The new Nissan mobility concept is available for rent in San Francisco - image courtesy of Business Wire

Posted on 20 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

San Franciscans have a new way to ride around the city with the addition of 10 all-electric Nissan New Mobility Concept vehicles to the Scoot Networks mobility service.

New polymer may hold key to reducing plane explosions

The burnt out tail of an aircraft following an accident - image courtesy of DFC.

Posted on 19 Oct 2015 by Cobey Bartels

A new polymeric fuel additive that reduces the intensity of post-accident jet fuel explosions has been discovered by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Endomag: advancing cancer diagnosis

Posted on 16 Oct 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Jonny Williamson speaks with Dr Eric Mayes, CEO of Cambridge-based Endomag – the pioneering firm behind a new diagnostic tool that could end the postcode lottery for cancer staging.

Tesla rolls out autopilot mode on Model S

Tesla Autopilot was deployed yesterday to its Model S vehicles. Image courtesy of Tesla Motors.

Posted on 15 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

A new software update deployed yesterday by Tesla Motors has given its cars significant autonomous driving capabilities.