Opinion

What do engineers have in common with bees, ants and fish? They all face the same problem.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has announced two new leadership appointments to further strengthen its senior team as it prepares to open the group’s flagship facility, next to Glasgow International Airport, later this year.

In the 1840s Sir Joseph Whitworth invented a machine capable of measuring to one millionth of an inch by comparing the end measure of an object against a known standard.

In August 2021, hydrogen was on the up. For several years, its role in the future energy mix had been growing. The government released the UK Hydrogen Strategy, spelling out the fuel and energy vector’s potential contribution to ‘net zero’ goals and a more sustainable future.

The UK telecoms regulator has expressed “concerns” over Amazon and Microsoft’s domination of the country’s cloud services market.

A significant new project to provide vital inertia across the UK’s electricity grid has gone live at the Lister Drive Greener Grid Park in Liverpool

The transition to electric vehicles and the domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel are subject to a package of measures announced by the government.

A caterpillar-like soft robot can move forwards, backwards, and squeeze through narrow spaces, its creators have said, opening up potential applications in search-and-rescue missions.

Fintan Burke from the European Science Communication Institute examines the ins and outs of district heating, and why Denmark is making such a success of it.

National Harbor, Md., (05 April, 2023) — Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) in collaboration with U.S. defense personnel is set to revolutionize maritime logistics and communication, transforming the way the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps conduct operations across the Pacific and other contested and distributed environments.

Concrete aggregate made from the rubble of buildings destroyed by war in Syria can be used as an alternative to the raw materials in concrete, researchers have found.

A major new green hydrogen project will use surplus Scottish wind energy to power carbon-intensive industrial clusters around the UK, its developers have said.