Great Western Railway (GWR) has introduced the UK’s first battery-only-powered passenger train on a suburban rail link in west London.

Flexible, non-toxic hydrogel batteries could power soft, wearable and implantable electronics, according to a study.

A gel-based electrolyte could significantly extend the lifespan and improve the safety of high-voltage, long-range electric vehicle batteries, according to research.

BMW Group, Solid Power and SAMSUNG SDI have agreed to collaborate on advancing ASSB technology.

The Institution of Structural Engineers has released comprehensive guidance about the design of permanent bamboo structures for the first time.

While one of the simplest fastening devices, the screw has not always been easy to make – or standardise.

Cement absorbs and stores millions of tons carbon dioxide from the air over the lifetime of urban buildings and infrastructure, scientists have calculated.

HS2 has achieved a ‘UK first’ after successfully sliding a 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 over a single weekend while keeping the motorway open to traffic.

Hyundai Motor Group is planning to integrate humanoid robots into its manufacturing plants in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce the number of ‘hazardous’ tasks undertaken by human operators.

UK manufacturers are losing up to £408m a year cumulatively by not powering down machinery when not in use, an analysis by FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics has found.

The government has approved a £120m bailout of the UK’s last ethylene plant in Grangemouth, which is owned by chemicals company Ineos.

Nissan has begun production on a new electric vehicle in its Sunderland plant as UK car makers shift gears away from petrol vehicles.

As the year draws to a close, we at E+T magazine have been looking back at some of the most important trends in engineering and

Nissan has begun production on a new electric vehicle in its Sunderland plant as UK car makers shift gears away from petrol vehicles.

Over a quarter of new cars sold so far this year have been electric, with emerging markets now a major force in global electric

The Conservative Party has said it will scrap plans to ban the sale of new petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles from 2030 if it w

The new EV battery factory will deliver over 1,000 “high quality, well-paid jobs” to the north-east.

Volklec will begin battery production from its Coventry base later this year, with plans to build a 10GWh £1bn gigafactory by the end of the decade.

National Grid has started work on connecting the UK’s largest EV battery factory to the grid.

John Patsavellas, senior lecturer in manufacturing management at Cranfield University and a member of the IET’s Sustainability and Net Zero Policy Centre.

The US version of TikTok has been accused of suppressing content critical of President Donald Trump by governor of California Gavin Newsom just days after being acquired by a conglomerate of US companies.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called for a ban on all social media for children under the age of 16 a month after Australia enacted similar rules for its citizens.

Increased spending on UK defence programmes is set to increase the gap in funds allocated towards infrastructure projects to nearly £2tn, a report from EY-Parthenon has found.

Frederick Lamb has never forgotten that evening in July 1961 when John F Kennedy, only a few months into his presidential term, instructed Americans in a television address to build bomb shelters in their gardens to prepare for a possible escalation of the Cold War.

Labour’s aim to decarbonise the UK’s electricity grid by 2030 is a “huge challenge” but achievable with the right policy incentives, the newly-formed National Energy System Operator (NESO) has said.

The UK needs coordinated plans to stop homeowners resorting to emissions-creating air conditioning, University of Exeter researchers have said in a new policy brief.

A new EU study examining the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) policy found that pricing carbon emissions does not have a negative economic impact for those manufacturing firms regulated under the policy.

The National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, has launched a policy document that is calling on the next government to take a bold, long-term and holistic approach to tackling complex challenges.

Cleantech start-up TheStorage has installed a sand-based thermal storage pilot at a brewery in Finland to provide fossil-free industrial heat.

Failure to effectively address the current space debris challenge could cost the space industry up to $42.3bn over the next decade, according to a World Economic Forum report.

Great Western Railway (GWR) has introduced the UK’s first battery-only-powered passenger train on a suburban rail link in west London.

Flexible, non-toxic hydrogel batteries could power soft, wearable and implantable electronics, according to a study.

Cleantech start-up TheStorage has installed a sand-based thermal storage pilot at a brewery in Finland to provide fossil-free industrial heat.

Failure to effectively address the current space debris challenge could cost the space industry up to $42.3bn over the next decade, according to a World Economic Forum report.

Great Western Railway (GWR) has introduced the UK’s first battery-only-powered passenger train on a suburban rail link in west London.

Flexible, non-toxic hydrogel batteries could power soft, wearable and implantable electronics, according to a study.