United Kingdom

The UK biofuels start-up D1 Oils says it has produced the first crude oil from its jatropha plantations, showing the value of the plant as a biofuel crop.

The UK is to invest in a nationwide network of cancer imaging research centres that will apply the latest imaging technologies to basic and clinical research.

The UK Technology Strategy Board is going halves with industry on projects that aim to capture difficult or complex environments such as on the sea bed.