Electronics & Communications
Artificial intelligence software has been developed to allow drones to find their way through dense forests, meaning that they could soon be used in search and rescue missions.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Health
Traditionally an injured brain requires several rounds of surgery, a mess of wires and exposed wounds in order to find out what’s happening. However, this could be about to change.
Careers Biomedical
Health
Technology which allows users to find out the sugar content in fruit or the fat in a piece of cheese could soon be widespread within a few years.
Careers Biomedical
Health
Successful trials of a new drug combination to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) saw treatment time halved and fewer side effects.
Careers Biomedical
Manufacturing
A graphene based microphone, which is almost 32 times more sensitive than those of standard nickel construction, has been developed by scientists in Serbia.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Electronics & Communications
One of the world’s most efficient farming robots has been developed by Deepfield Robotics, a startup owned by Bosch.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Space
Blue Origin, the private space company owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos, successfully completed the test flight of its New Shepherd space vehicle, which flew to over 100km and then successfully landed vertically at is West Texas base.
Careers Aerospace, Electronic
Health
Scientists from the University of Vanderbilt and the University of California have developed new nanotechnology that could help surgically implantable, artificial kidneys to filter blood.
Careers Biomedical
Health
A new system known as “My Health Tags” is being developed by Folium Optics to tackle the problem of medication not being taken how it’s prescribed.
Careers Biomedical
Manufacturing
Materials scientist, Dr Kang Liang, has developed a new way of collecting finger-prints - after his house was broken into by thieves.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Manufacturing
Researchers of the University of Alicante (UA) Adhesion and Adhesives Laboratory have developed a flexible polymeric material capable of self-repair.
Careers Manufacturing, Automation
Construction & Infrastructure
Quadcopter drones have been programmed to build a rope bridge capable of supporting the weight of a human.
Careers Civil, Structural
Electronics & Communications
A new advanced robotic hand that is wired directly into the brain has been successfully tested, allowing a paralysed man to “feel” again.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Scientists believe bones found in a cave in South Africa may be the remnants of a new species of ancient human relative.
Automotive & Transport
Engineers at Loughborough University have developed Repoint, a track switch claimed to eradicate a 200-year-old drawback on the railway.
Careers Mechanical, Electrical
Health
Cambridge Design Partnership has developed a wearable biomedical device that measures heart rate and respiration, designed to monitor multiple trauma patients in battlefield and disaster situations.
Careers Biomedical
Health
Surgeons in London have used lasers to diagnose abnormal tissue during an operation to remove a brain tumor - the first time such an operation has taken place in Europe.
Careers Biomedical
Health
Researchers in Florida have “programmed” cancer cells back to normal tissue in laboratories. They added molecules called micro-RNA’s to cancerous cells, which stopped the cells replicating out of control.
Careers Biomedical
Energy & Environment
Scientists at Queen Mary University in Belfast have developed a new way to slash the environmental damage of natural gas.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Electronics & Communications
Rhinos in South Africa will be fitted with tiny spy cameras and tracking collars by conservationists, to reduce the threat of poaching.
Careers Electronic, Electrical
Electronics & Communications
Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed a new sensor called ‘Q-Eye’ which is able to identify hidden objects more quickly and which could potentially improve airport security.
Careers Electronic, Electrical