Engineering

Broadwind Energy will be busy producing wind turbine towers for wind farms over the next three years - image courtesy of Broadwind Energy

Broadwind Energy signs $137m contract to supply wind turbine towers

Dr Mark Keevers with one of the spectrum splitting, four-junction mini-modules developed at UNSW to improve solar cell efficiency - image courtesy of UNSW.

Solar cell efficiency reaches new levels, decades ahead of expectations

The XSTAT-30 device. Xstat Image courtesy of RevMedX.

Xstat bullet wound syringe saves first life with sponge injection

Risto Siilasmaa, Steve Ballmer of Microsoft & Stephen Elop announcing the planned Microsoft and Nokia partnership in September 2013 - image courtesy of Microsoft

Microsoft smartphone manufacturing to be streamlined as it cuts more jobs

The front view of the Faraday Future FFZERO1 Concept car - image courtesy of Faraday Future.

Faraday Future manufacturing site to be put to a vote by California city council

On 19 May, 2016, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a fire at The Ivanpah concentrated solar power plant in California - image courtesy of San Bernardino County Fire Department. Global Power Grid

Fire at world’s largest concentrated solar power plant caused by own mirrors

An artist's impression of a cityscape featuring a skyTran system - image courtesy of skyTran

Futuristic skyTran levitating pod transportation set for Lagos, Nigeria

The 2016 Toyota Hybrid Prius. Image courtesy of Toyota

Toyota hybrid car sales reach over 9 million

Stripping away superfluous switches, buttons, touchpads and electronics on the steering wheel could save in manufacturing costs - image courtesy of Continental.

Continental aims to replace fiddly steering wheel buttons with gesture controls

The toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever is also the greenest according to Ford - image courtesy of Ford

Ford first to use captured CO2 to make foam and plastic for cars

The Made In Space team with a functional duplicate of the Microgravity Science Glovebox enclosure in which its 3D printer is housed in space - image courtesy of Made in Space

Nasa awards $20m contract to Made In Space to develop in-space manufacturing