How time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry is helping scientists understand commercial challenges in materials science
Read article: Creating chemical images, solving industrial problems
James McKenzie revisits the battle between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla over the best way to transmit electricity
Read article: Tesla versus Edison: lessons from the AC/DC war
Horizontal launch facility in Cornwall also gets a boost
Read article: Vertical launch spaceport planned for Scotland with first flights in early 2020s
Zenotech CEO David Standingford describes how the rise of cloud computing has created opportunities, both for his business and for the wider fluid-dynamics community
Read article: Simulating fluid dynamics in the cloud
Tech-X co-founders John Cary and Svetlana Shasharina reflect on how the firm developed its specialism
Read article: Finding a niche within scientific computing
Executives from Airbus, Bell Labs, IBM, ID Quantique and venture-capital firm Elaia Partners share their views on basic research
Read article: Engineering eureka: how industry engages with basic research
James McKenzie wonders if a commercial approach will bring a practical fusion reactor to market faster
Read article: Fusion dreams
Commercially available quantum computing services offer qubits on tap to anyone, not just specialist research teams
Read article: Quantum computing in the cloud
National lab and industry resurrect design that was abandoned in the 1990s
Read article: ‘Super window’ uses krypton to reduce energy costs
Miniature satellites called CubeSats are opening up the space industry to new customers and mission types, as Margaret Harris reports
Read article: A revolution in a box
