Jason Ford

1 week ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

Developed by Cambridge-based Lambda agri, the molecular additive can be embedded into the plastics that make polytunnels to convert incoming UV light into red light. The patent pending molecule can also be spray painted onto greenhouses or incorporated into polytunnel films for new-builds. This light conversion is called luminescent downshifting, which enhances photosynthesis and has the potential to boost crop yields.

1 week ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

This nanophotonic lightguide addresses VAC (Vergence-Accommodation Conflict), a common issue of visual discomfort, such as nausea and eye strain often associated with AR/VR/XR headsets. CEO and co-founder Dr Pawan Shrestha explained that AllFocal's proprietary technology projects digital images directly onto the user's retina, ensuring that the virtual content remains in focus regardless of how the eyes adjust to the surrounding environment. “Your retina becomes the ‘screen’.

2 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

Busroot, connecting factory machines, systems, and shifts to create a real-time, centralised view of operations, was part of the Innovate UK Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) project, which aimed to help manufacturers, particularly SMEs, enhance their processes and digital capabilities. SMDH enabled Output Industries to further develop its technology through user feedback following deployment to over 20 manufacturers across various sectors.

2 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

What prompted automotive supplier RDM to diversify into autonomous vehicles with the formation of Aurrigo International? About 16 years ago, I was contacted by Lord Mandelson who was in the Labour government and at the time and had set up the UK Automotive Council. I was invited to go to the inaugural meeting, and I'm still there. During those sessions, they worked out the strategy for the UK and they got these six pillars of things that we needed to work on.

3 weeks ago | theengineer.co.uk | Jason Ford

Auto-Cargo was unveiled yesterday (April 2, 2025) at Aurrigo HQ in Coventry as part of a project with Innovate UK, the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), supply chain specialists UPS and East Midlands Airport. David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo International plc, said: “This latest launch is another milestone moment for our business and extends our footprint in the aviation sector.