Jill Lawless

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

May 1, 2025

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Solving Manufacturing's Skills Crisis Through Strategic Configuration

June 26, 2025

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Serendipity Is No Accident: What the Post-it Teaches Us About "Luck"

June 26, 2025

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'Skin-like' Electronic Material Created by Researchers

July 3, 2025

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

May 1, 2025

General view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottingham, England, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The UK's last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will close, marking the end of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Britain's Last Coal-Fired Electricity Plant Is Closing

In 1990, coal provided about 80% of Britain’s electricity.

September 30, 2024

Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Oct. 20, 2021.

Regulators Probe Racial Bias in Medical Devices

Research shows that pulse oximeters, which measure blood oxygen levels through the skin, work less well on darker skin.

November 22, 2021

Closed pumps at a petrol station in Manchester, England, Sept. 27, 2021.

U.K. Mulls Calling in Army Over Gas Shortages

The government insisted the U.K. had “ample fuel stocks” and blamed the problems on consumer behavior.

September 27, 2021

Instructor Graham Bolger directs learner truck driver Cadhene Lubin-Hewitt as he reverses at the National Driving Centre in Croydon, south London, Sept. 22, 2021.

U.K. Scrambles for Truckers Amid Supply Woe

Officials urged motorists not to panic-buy fuel.

September 24, 2021

A bottle of Petrus red wine that spent a year orbiting the world in the International Space Station pictured in Paris, May 3, 2021.

Wine that Went to Space Gets $1M Price Tag

The Pétrus 2000 is one of 12 bottles sent into space by researchers exploring the potential for extraterrestrial agriculture.

May 4, 2021

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, London, April 21, 2021.

UK Leader Under Fire Over Texts to Dyson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson exchanged text messages with the industrialist and promised to "fix" tax rules for him.

April 21, 2021

Closed shops on an empty New Bond Street, London, Nov. 17, 2020.

Watchdog Slams Government Over Secrecy in Virus Equipment Contracts

A report said companies with links to politicians were fast-tracked and had more chances of getting a contract.

November 19, 2020

Technicians check the hull and interior of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship, Plymouth, U.K., Sept. 14, 2020.

Autonomous Solar Ship to Cross the Atlantic

The vessel will journey from England to Massachusetts to mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower.

September 16, 2020

A subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, March 16, 2020.

Russia Hacking Virus Vaccine Trials

The hacking group APT29 was previously implicated in the hacking of Democratic email accounts during the 2016 election.

July 17, 2020

A car passes graffiti during the lockdown in London, April 13, 2020.

UK Scientist Quits Over Lockdown Breach

Neil Ferguson, an Imperial College epidemiologist and key scientific adviser, secretly received visits from his girlfriend.

May 6, 2020