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London air pollution: monitoring a health emergency

Today, the eight million residents of London were warned of a 'public health emergency' as, for the second time in less than six months, a toxic air alert was issued for the city.

Solar-powered ophthalmoscope could save sight of millions of people

A revolutionary pocket-sized device which could help save the sight of millions of people around the world has been launched by a team led from the University of St Andrews.

Wearable sensors can tell when you are getting sick

New research shows that fitness monitors and other wearable biosensors can tell when an individual's heart rate, skin temperature and other measures are abnormal, suggesting possible illness.

ScottishPower Renewables agrees contract with Nexans and DeepOcean

ScottishPower Renewables has agreed a contract with Nexans and Darlington-based DeepOcean to fabricate and install the export cables for the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm.

Faster recharging batteries possible after new insights

Faster recharging lithium batteries could be developed after scientists figured out why adding charged metal atoms to tunnel structures within batteries improves their performance.

Artificial fingertip that feels

Pushing the boundaries of soft robotics, the open-source tactile fingertip, known as TacTip, is a 3D-printed tactile sensor that has been developed by the Tactile Robotics Team from Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

Airbus flying car prototype ready by end of year

To address the rising concern of rush hour traffic, Airbus Group is harnessing its experience to make the dream of all commuters and travellers come true one day: to fly over traffic jams at the push of a button.

Intelligent Vision System for companion robots

ITRI's Intelligent Vision System enables robots and other machines to interpret the visual world, act on visual information, and learn from experience.

3D printing could transform future membrane technology

The first time the properties of different 3D printing techniques available to membrane fabrication have been assessed.

Project to supply solar power to UK trains

Imperial College London and 10:10 have announced the Renewable Traction Power project to investigate using track-side solar panels to power trains.

Interview with VerdanTech at the IDTechEx Show! USA 2016

Video Interview with VerdanTech at the IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, USA (November 16-17 2016)

New thin films can self-repair following damage

Separating one chemical from another may sound incredibly dull, but it's vital to making everything from plastic dishes to cleaning drinking water.

E/RACING electric powered rallycross series

Speedleague is announcing its introduction of E/RACING, a new and modern motorsports series featuring electric powered rallycross cars, and that it has entered into an exclusive engineering partnership arrangement with STARD to properly support the series.

Investment in Starship Technologies, manufacturer of delivery robots

In furtherance of its strategic future initiative adVANce Mercedes-Benz Vans invests in Starship Technologies, the world's leading start-up company for the development of ground-based, autonomous delivery robots.

The death of conventional buses

The recent developments of the bus industry have led to impressive advancements: batteries with two different chemistries have been demonstrated to be capable of retaining 90% of the capacity after 10,000 deep cycles in ultra fast charge up to 400kW.

Markforged unveils new metal 3D Printing technique

Markforged announces a breakthrough technology in metal manufacturing - Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing, along with the introduction of the Metal X - the first ADAM 3D printer.

Robots: Legal Affairs Committee calls for EU-wide rules

EU rules for the fast-evolving field of robotics, to settle issues such as compliance with ethical standards and liability for accidents involving driverless cars, should be put forward by the EU Commission.

Tidal lagoon project makes the most of natural resources

A tidal lagoon is a 'U' shaped breakwater, built out from the coast which has a bank of hydro turbines in it. Water fills up and empties the man-made lagoon as the tides rise and fall. The system can generate electricity on both the incoming and outgoing tides, four times a day, every day.

Oceanographer dropping robotic floats on voyage to Antarctica

The expedition is two thirds of the way through a month-long voyage from Punta Arenas in southern Chile to McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Along the way, researchers are deploying robotic floats.

Carbonics introduces first ZEBRA carbon-on-silicon solution

Carbonics, Inc has launched its ZEBRA carbon-on-silicon technology for radio frequency components and devices in the rapidly expanding wireless, communications, defense and aerospace markets.