Research and Development

A logging operation - image courtesy of Campaign to STOP GE Trees

Groups outraged at Brazil’s decision to allow genetically engineered trees

The 2015 Hyundai Equus. Image courtesy of Hyundai Motor.

Hyundai plans to release semi-autonomous car in 2015

Virginia Tech professor Percival Zhang and recent doctoral graduate Joe Rollin. Image courtesy of Virginia Tech

Hydrogen breakthrough opens road for fuel cell vehicles

Hawk-Advanced-Jet-Trainer-aircraft-manufactured-at-BAE-Systems industrial strategy

Microwaves to speed up production of aerospace components

ARM's new chip could be used in medical robots. Image Courtesy of Intuitive Surgical

Johnson & Johnson to build surgical robots with Google

Sir Kostya Novoselov (left, one of two graphene Nobel laureates) demonstrating the graphene lightbulb developed by the University of Manchester to Chancellor George Osborne. Image courtesy of the University of Manchester

UK scientists launch first ever graphene light bulb

An invention by two George Mason University undergrads has ascertained that low frequency soundwaves can be sed to extinguish a fire - image courtesy of GMU

Pumping up the bass puts out fire

Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (top) and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, wave farewell as they board the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft ahead of launch.

Astronaut Scott Kelly’s year in space to help prepare for manned Mars mission

The Thales Halcyon Unmanned Surface Vehicle used for underwater mine detection and neutralisatoin

Thales to develop robot to neutralise underwater IEDs

An artist impression of a NASA astronaut visiting a captured asteroid in lunar orbit - image courtesy of NASA

NASA details ambitious asteroid capture plan

Dye sensitized solar cell with high transparency from US/Greek company Brite

The companies leading the charge in transparent solar panels