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GPS enhanced bronchoscopy suit in action

3D navigation for precise tumour detection

19 June 2013

New tool fitted with a precise positioning sensor helps surgeons navigate through the bronchial labyrinth to improve the chances of lung tumour sufferers.

Qualification for A400M simulator

19 June 2013

The first A400M Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is revealed by Thales for Airbus Military

the interlaced stack of electrodes that were printed layer by layer to create the working anode and cathode of a microbattery

Micro-batteries successfully created using 3D printing

19 June 2013

3D printing can be used to print lithium-ion micro-batteries the size of a grain of sand which could sufficiently power miniature devices, reveals a study from a team of scientists at Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The planned reforms of the UK energy market got under fire as ‘potentially dangerous’ with ‘unpredictable consequences’.

Energy reforms criticised as 'unpredictable' by Lords

19 June 2013

Planned reforms of the UK energy market have come under fire as being ‘potentially dangerous’ with ‘unpredictable consequences’ during the second reading debate in the House of Lords.

Alligator hits the skies

19 June 2013

There is no shortage of helicopters on display – both static and flying – at the Paris airshow so it takes something quite remarkable to stand out from the crowd.

Silicon Roundabout has been the hub of London's digital and start-up community

London’s IT start-ups lining up for the Technology Week

19 June 2013

The first London Technology Week will take place in June 2014, reinforcing London’s role of a global technology centre, it was announced today.

'Most dangerous' aircraft revealed in safety study

19 June 2013

A comprehensive analysis of safety records and crash rates of aircraft currently in active service has highlighted which planes passengers can feel safest in, and which they might prefer to avoid.

REC, the largest European supplier of solar panels, has introduces a bi-facial solar panel concept for deserts

Bi-facial solar-panel concept introduced for desert regions

19 June 2013

Europe’s leading solar panels supplier Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has introduced a new solar panel concept for desert regions, claiming the product performs better than those of its competitors.

Emission Trading Scheme has lost its power due to recession and the ongoing support for renewables

EU 'should be stricter' on carbon but renewables 'not the way'

19 June 2013

The European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is too weak and doesn’t prevent further spread of coal-fired plants, a UK think-tank has said today.

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei wants to crack the smartphone market

Huawei wants to crack smarphone market with Ascend P6

18 June 2013

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei introduced the world's slimmest smartphone - Ascend P6, underlining the company’s ambition to compete with Apple and Samsung.

German engineering firm Siemens is closing down its last solar energy business

Siemens closes down last solar energy business after failing to sell

18 June 2013

German engineering firm Siemens is closing down its last solar energy business, thereby calling off a seven month search during which it failed to find a buyer.

Intelligent glasses system designed to benefit students and lecturers

Intelligent glasses to benefit students and lecturers

18 June 2013

Scientists at the University of Carlos III, Madrid (UC3M), have created an augmented reality-based teaching system which is capable of providing student feedback via intelligent glasses worn by a professor conducting a lecture, while the lecture is still in progress.

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