Research and Development

When cracks form, microbeads embedded in the material break open and cause a chemical reaction that highlights the damaged area - image courtesy of Nancy Sottos.

New polymer coating changes color for early warning of damage

RDM Group's electric powered LUTZ Pathfinder pods can seat two people, reach a maximum speed of 12 mph and boasts a range of 40 miles.

LUTZ boss welcomes positive ‘appetite’ for self-driving vehicles

Nissan invest £26.5m in North East manufacturing

The project will look to develop new knowledge; skills; technology, and facilities to support UK industry.

WMG to support £20m development of next-generation electric vehicle batteries

Horizontal Innovation - IET 3

Is horizontal innovation the key to strengthening UK industry?

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En Argentina, desarrollan nanotecnología para producir un vino que no genera resacas

The latest autonomous drive Nissan Leaf test vehicle being readied for continued city testing outside the automaker’s research center in Silicon Valley - image courtesy of Nissan.

Obama proposes $4bn for driverless car development

Blast off for funding applications

An artists impression of artificial intelligence and robotics - image courtesy of DFC

Elon Musk leads tech giants with $1bn AI research plan

‘E-floater’ from Floatility – a first-of-its-kind, lightweight, solar-powered, electric scooter. The working prototype was created with Stratasys 3D printing - image courtesy of Stratasys

New solar powered ‘e-floater’ electric scooter created using 3D printing

The Fisher-Price Code-a-Pillar will teach young children the basics of coding and computer programming - image courtesy of Fisher-Price.

Fisher Price to teach children coding with the aid of a robot caterpillar