Technology and Innovation

On 19 May, 2016, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a fire at The Ivanpah concentrated solar power plant in California - image courtesy of San Bernardino County Fire Department. Global Power Grid

Fire at world’s largest concentrated solar power plant caused by own mirrors

The RLV-TD space plane being prepared for launch. Image courtesy of ISRO.

India tests home-grown space plane demonstrator

An artist's impression of a cityscape featuring a skyTran system - image courtesy of skyTran

Futuristic skyTran levitating pod transportation set for Lagos, Nigeria

The 2016 Toyota Hybrid Prius. Image courtesy of Toyota

Toyota hybrid car sales reach over 9 million

Stripping away superfluous switches, buttons, touchpads and electronics on the steering wheel could save in manufacturing costs - image courtesy of Continental.

Continental aims to replace fiddly steering wheel buttons with gesture controls

The toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever is also the greenest according to Ford - image courtesy of Ford

Ford first to use captured CO2 to make foam and plastic for cars

The Made In Space team with a functional duplicate of the Microgravity Science Glovebox enclosure in which its 3D printer is housed in space - image courtesy of Made in Space

Nasa awards $20m contract to Made In Space to develop in-space manufacturing

Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with Tile to help customers locate lost items with Bluetooth tracking - image courtay of JLR.

JLR partners with Tile to help Discovery Sport owners find their wallets

The AirGlaz glass, used in the Land of the Lions enclosure, combines amazing clarity, anti reflection properties and strength - image courtesy of Romag.

London Zoo Land of the Lions a roaring success thanks to Romag glass

Achieving robust and repeatable product development processes is critical for manufacturing success - image courtesy of DFC

Dissecting Hugh Dubberly’s Success Model

Inside the paintshop applying the coating to the Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus speaker - image courtesy of Bowers & Wilkins

British speaker maker Bowers & Wilkins acquired by Silicon Valley start up