Sensors are the vital link between technological devices and the world around them, capable of capturing data on everything from our heart rates and footsteps through to the temperatures and pressures in a nuclear reactor. Alison Mitchell shines a spotlight on Liverpool's global collaboration hub - Sensor City.
Dutch researchers have found a way to address the global problem of slow wi-fi; creating a network which could allow you to connect to the internet 100 times faster than is currently available.
The first phase of a £246m government investment into battery technology will be launched today, geared towards ensuring the UK builds on its strengths and leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of electric batteries.
The University of Strathclyde and Babcock are to lead an industrial partnership worth £4.2m with the aim of making nuclear assets safer and more reliable.
Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick has announced it is using a stream of neutrons from the Institut Laue-Langevin’s nuclear reactor in France to examine the safety critical welds in cars made with boron steel.
The sole focus on vehicle tailpipe emissions as a measure of environmental impact has led to serious unintended consequences, according to new research by Cranfield University’s Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre
WMG at the University of Warwick has been awarded £5.7m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to form a 'Prosperity Partnership' with Jaguar Land Rover focusing on vehicle electrification.
Tata Technologies has officially opened its new European Innovation and Development Centre in Warwick, a £20m facility expected to create 200 engineering jobs in a boost for ‘Midlands Engine’
A partnership between industry and a consortium of eight universities has secured almost £100m to fund research aimed at establishing the UK as a world-leading centre of railway excellence.
