Research and Development

Since the beginning of 2015, the Trent XWB-84 has been powering the Airbus A350 XWB airliner

EIB confirms £280m support for Rolls-Royce aero engines

Penn State researchers test their self-healing polymer. Image courtesy of Penn State University.

US Scientists develop new self-healing material

Startpoint Dreadnought T2050 Warship Front View (image courtesy of Startpoint).

Warship of the future designed by young engineers

LED lights are much brighter and more efficient than traditional technologies. Image courtesy of Flickr - ГорэлтЕх

New LED technology to allow cheaper production

A driverless TMA truck developed by Royal Truck and Equipment. Image courtesy of Royal Truck and Equipment.

First self-driving truck to hit US streets this year

The Soviet Buran space plane. Image courtesy of Pedro Albuquerque

Russia set to reignite reusable Space Shuttle program

A 3D printed prothesis developed by Open Bionics. Image courtesy of Open Bionics.

3D printed prosthetic hand wins Dyson Award

A ground based mock up of Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable habitats. Image courtesy of Bigelow Aerospace

Bigelow Aerospace signs new space habitat contract with Nasa

The Long March-5 will feature significant upgrades on the Long March-3 (pictured). Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

China tests new Long March-5 rocket engines

Lockheed Martin is developing a new spy plane which potentially take the place of the U-2. Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin develops next-generation spy plane

Researchers are generating carbon nanofibers from CO2 in the air. Image courtesy of Stuart Licht PhD.

Scientists fabricate carbon nanofibers from air