1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (660+ words) A company that helped design how astronauts grow and recycle food in space is now applying that thinking to the critical problem of dairy waste here on Earth. Take Root Bio worked with Heriot-Watt University to successfully turn salty whey,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1128+ words) IntelliAM’s ethos is about transforming industrial performance: cracking the code of industrial data, remaining technology- and OEM-agnostic and empowering customers to take control of their performance rather than remaining dependent on a fragmented world of OEM systems. Molly Cooper attended…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (511+ words) Electric vehicles rely on power electronics to convert battery energy into power for the motor. At the heart of this are semiconductor switches, devices that turn current on and off very quickly. How we that switching is controlled has a…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (214+ words) The UK currently ranks 24th in the world for automation and robotics adoption. We asked Oliver Selby, Chairman of BARA (British Automation and Robot Association) what other countries are doing differently, and what specific challenges face UK industry. Though market conditions…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (244+ words) A team of Wiltshire schoolchildren has showcased the UK’s future engineering talent by securing second place at the 2026 International Youth Rocketry Championship. The students, from Abbeyfield School in Chippenham, represented the UK in the competition at the Farnborough International Airshow…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (323+ words) British master papermaker James Cropper has partnered with local children’s author Charlotte Mason-Curl to provide the paper for her new children’s book, Elf Chloe’s Surprise. It means the use of recycled paper is integral to the story in more ways…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (260+ words) A UK-led consortium has unveiled advanced cast aluminium vehicle subframes that could help transform automotive manufacturing by significantly reducing weight while cutting development costs and speeding up production. The components, developed through the £5.8m Performance Integrated Vehicle Optimisation Technology (PIVOT) project,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (719+ words) The future for manufacturers lies in playing tag – argues Stephan Pottel, Industry Director, Manufacturing, EMEA at Zebra Technologies – attaching tiny electronic labels to everything from products to packaging and then reading them wirelessly. When it comes to identifying a technology…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (179+ words) Live webinar | 16 July 2026 | 2:00 p.m. GMT/ BST For B2B manufacturers proof-of-concepts are easy to start. But production systems are harder to reach. The gap between the two is where budgets stall, teams lose faith, momentum dies and a lack of digital maturity prevails....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (538+ words) A collaborative trial at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has demonstrated how private 5G networks could help manufacturers meet growing demands for secure, reliable and high-capacity connectivity as production environments become increasingly data driven. The project, conducted at NMIS’s Digital…...