Engineering News Articles

It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialed on the roads of the UK by January 2015.

Electricity-producing "photovoltaic" solar panels may be about to become a lot lighter and a lot cheaper,...

Using bacteria to break down lignin, a woody byproduct of paper production, may be the key to creating a renewable...

Mountaintop exploded off to make way for world's largest telescope

This week, a teenage boy survived the 5 hour flight from California to Hawaii, in the wheel well of a plane. How...

A computer has come up with the best way to recover from jetlag, according to new research.

A black box recorder might hold the most clues to how Malaysian Airways Flight MH370 crashed - but how do they work?

With the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 still missing after nearly two weeks, some people are asking how you can lose...

The Winter Olympics are finishing in Sochi, Russia this week. But how is science involved in grabbing gold on the...

The first prosthetic hand has been developed that allows its user to actually feel what they are touching, in real time.

Scientists have copied the structure of bone to create strong yet light synthetic materials...

China has the world’s most ambitious space programme, and 2014 will see the nation take some important steps forward...

Graphene looks set to enter mass market manufacturing in 2014...

Scientists have engineered a surface that rejects water droplets 40% faster than had been thought feasible.

A surface has been designed which stays incredibly dry.

The fundamental role of sleep might be to flush the brain of more than just unwanted thoughts, scientists have...

This week, salvage experts have been trying to raise the capsized Costa Concordia...

A species of insect that employs gears on its back legs to coordinate its leaping movements has been described by...

Could trains be built to travel as fast as jet liners?

Ultra-lightweight electronics fashioned from thin plastic films formed into microcircuits have been developed in Japan...

Claudia and Priya give you the facts about human powered flight

Researchers have developed a fuel cell that runs on tears, which they say could power lens-mounted glucose sensors for...

Engineers and biologists are working together to produce bacteria capable of repairing concrete...

Optics develop to send 400Gbits per second down an optical fibre 12800km long and could reduce the price and increase...