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A jewellery-like smart ring, Iris, that incorporates the health-monitoring features currently available in smart watches is attracting five times more capital than expected in crowdfunding.

The UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology invests over £250mln in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and engineering biology.

The €10mln EU co-funded project EoLO-HUBs demonstrates solutions to recycle materials from wind turbine blades.

Subjects covered include Microwave absorption analysis of graphene-based hybrid nanocomposites, melamine phytates and its application in rigid polyurethane foam composites targets for improving fire safety, and Thermal stability and rheological properties of PMMA/B2O3 nanocomposites.

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University of Sheffield are partnering to drive fusion technology and its future industry.

Researchers from several Chinese institutions have found that breathable electrodes woven into fabric used in fire suits are stable at temperatures over 520˚C. 

Science and engineering leaders call for government action to tackle 'skills shortages, high costs and low public awareness'.

Including papers on Corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in Beibu Gulf tidal zone, Smart corrosion inhibitors for controlled release: a review, and Evaluation of corrosion behaviour of turmeric-coated AZ51 alloy in simulated body fluid for biomedical applications.

A stretchable packaging film for batteries that has a high moisture and gas barrier could help realise wearable devices with highly deformable batteries.