Rapid DNA sequencing breakthrough wins top UK innovation prize
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced Oxford Nanopore Technologies as the winner of the 2026 MacRobert Award, the longest running and most prestigious prize...
Innovation
Smart wound dressing speeds up healing
Smart wound dressing speeds up healing by triggering body's own repair signals. A bioinspired material, developed by scientists at Imperial College London, accelerates wound healing...
British-Irish Scientist wins major award for effective malaria vaccine
The European Patent Office (EPO) has awarded Irish-British scientist Sir Adrian Hill the European Inventor Award 2026 in the Research category for developing the R21/Matrix-M...
MacRobert Award 2026 shortlist announced
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the three finalists for the 2026 MacRobert Award, the longest-running and most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation....
2026 QE Prize
Neural interface pioneers win 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering honours nine engineers whose pioneering work on modern...
Most Brits use AI to self-diagnose health
Almost 2 in 3 (59%) Brits are now using AI to self-diagnose. And 1 in 10 (11%) claim using AI to self-diagnose helped improve their...
