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Four Imperial scientists have won funding from the European Research Council (ERC) to progress their 'outstanding' research.

From designing Lady Gaga's dresses to helping student innovators - we speak with Advanced Hackspace Fellow Larissa Kunstel-Tabet.

Babies born preterm have a greater risk of developing cognitive, motor and behavioural difficulties and these problems persist throughout school years, finds a new study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Wednesday 11 October 2017 The research found that preterm children had lower scores on IQ tests, motor skills, reading and spelling at primary school age, and that this remained through to secondary school.

Lancaster engineers are looking at advanced materials for roads and pavements that could generate electricity from passing traffic Researchers are looking at advanced materials for roads and pavements that could generate electricity from passing traffic.

Inductosense, a University of Bristol spin-out which is developing novel ultrasonic sensors for monitoring corrosion, cracks or defects in structures has secured a funding round of £1.1million investment from a consortium of investors.

Seriously ill patients can suffer extreme confusion, or delirium, which predicts slower recovery, long-term memory problems, and early death.

Research into corrosion, nuclear management and advanced propulsion systems receive a funding boost from new research-business partnership scheme.

The University of Nottingham is set to receive a share of £138million to strengthen research and business partnerships.

A partnership led by WMG at the University of Warwick, with the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Tata Steel, and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) is using a stream of neutro

An Imperial engineer has been nominated as one of the top 50 women in engineering. Dr Nan Li, from the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London, has been chosen by a panel of experts as one of the top women under 35 in engineering.

A £2.3 million research partnership between the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the University of Bristol could help unlock larger and more powerful wind turbines than ever before.

Student engineers reveal 2017 race car A race car designed and built by University of Sussex students to compete in an international competition at Silverstone this summer was unveiled at the weekend.

Winter days are usually less windy, but a new analysis shows turbines work harder on the coldest days, when power demand is highest. During winter in Great Britain, warmer periods are often windier, while colder periods are often calmer, due to the prevailing weather patterns. Colder periods are also when electricity demand increases.

Fish do it, amphibians do it, so why can't we' Scientists are questioning why human hearts lose the ability to regenerate, while other animals don't. In a perspective piece researchers from Imperial College London suggest that the loss of this ability may be down to the way the human heart develops.

Composites are the materials of the future and are critical to reducing weight, energy consumption and the generation of CO2 in transport applications.

The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, visited WMG, at the University of Warwick, on Friday 20 th January 2016, taking up an invitation to see f

Engineers at The University of Nottingham are developing lightweight automotive components using new additive manufacturing processes to boost vehicle fuel efficiency, while cutting noise and CO2 emissions.

Trains are getting increasingly faster, but as Professor Hugh Hunt from the Department of Engineering explains, the 'super-fast hyperloop' could soon see them matching air travel fo speed.

New technology that could enhance both the electrical and thermal conductivity of conventional composite materials has been developed thanks to a collaboration between the Universities of Surrey and Bristol together with aerospace company Bombardier. Carbon fibre composites, composed of reinforcing carbon fibres within a plastic, have revolutionised industries that demand strong, yet light materials.

L-R: Professor Claudio Paoloni (Lancaster University); Professor Aamir Khalid (TWI); Dr Chris Dungey (TWI); Professor Stephen Decent (Lancaster University) Lancaster University is joining forces with TWI to create a new centre of excellence for smart and advanced manufacturing systems.

WMG working to make vehicles more fuel efficient and cheaper with electrical systems Construction vehicles waste fuel by remaining on full power whilst idle New WMG technology can predict when machin

UK and European aerospace research and technology leaders will discuss the technological innovations and skills needed to drive the sector forward at The University of Nottingham later this month.

Research carried out by the University of Bristol has helped in the development of bikes used by the victorious Team GB cyclists at Rio 2016.

Research on rocks beneath one of the West Country's busiest motorway junctions has revealed unexpected evidence of major flooding events across southern England millions of years ago.

Although driving is now more commonly associated with road-rage than relaxation - at least in congested urban areas - research into the ways in which the concentration required for driving can positively direct and structure thought raises interesting questions for a 'driverless' future.

The University of Nottingham and Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNoNA) are investigating how to prevent shipping Global Positioning Signals (GPS) being jammed in potential cyberattacks that may cause vessels to go off course and collide or run aground. Big, modern ships are highly automated with networked navigational systems, including differential GPS (DGPS) which offers more accurate positioning (to one metre) than conventional GPS.

An ¢830K research project to speed up the shift from fossil-fuel reliant to greener, quieter and cheaper electric vehicles, using low carbon propulsion technologies, is being run at The University of Nottingham.

It's as easy as riding a bike.. or so the saying goes. But how do we manage to stay upright on a bicycle? If anyone ventures an answer they most often say that it's because of the "gyroscopic effect" - but this can't be true.

A recreation of the 1896 Horseless Carriage Exhibition will showcase a unique collection of early automotive history, alongside cars of the future.

Two major investments in the automotive industry in Coventry will create world class facilities for the automotive industry in a resurgent "Motor City" Coventry, and both will be built in the year that will mark 120 years of motor manufacturing history in the City.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the Wall of Death world record attempt and how a motorcycle can ride around a vertical wall.

Nanoscopic 3D imaging has revealed how different bacteria have geared their tiny propeller motors for a wide range of swimming abilities. Many bacteria swim using flagella - long tails that are attached to tiny motors made of proteins, just tens of nanometres wide. These motors spin the flagella, which work as nanoscale propellers to drive the bacterium forward.

A team of Imperial alumni have launched an invention kit that allows children to make remote controlled toys from the contents of the recycling bin.

The Scottish Government's Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, Fergus Ewing MSP, officially opened the University of Glasgow's upgraded wind tunnel facilities and infrastructure at an event today (Wednesday 24 February).

A research collaboration between Mechanical Engineering and a game studio has resulted in a brand new family game which combines digital and physical technologies.