09 March 2026

Ed Baker, Acoustic Biology Researcher at the Natural History Museum and Hilary Tam, Sustainability Leader, Europe Middle East & Africa at Amazon Web Services install an environmental sensor in the pond to measure temperature at various depths. © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

When the Natural History Museum set out to redevelop its five-acre gardens, the goal stretched far beyond aesthetic landscaping. The transformation, made possible through a partnership with Amazon Web Services, was designed to create one of the most data-rich urban nature sites in the UK. What had once been a traditional museum garden is now a digitally enhanced research environment, where soil moisture, insect wingbeats and airborne DNA are monitored with the same enthusiasm as the museum’s most prized fossils.

28 February 2026

Apricorn, a manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, claims it has become the first and only encrypted USB storage device manufacturer to achieve AS9100 certification, the internationally recognised Quality Management System (QMS) standard for the aerospace and defence industry.

AS9100 is a quality management standard for aerospace suppliers that builds on ISO 9001 with aerospace-specific requirements and complements the EU's EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) rules as an organisational QMS used by manufacturers, maintenance and design organisations to ensure consistent quality and customer confidence. The standard incorporates additional, stringent criteria specific to aviation, space, and defence organisations, including enhanced risk management, supply chain oversight, configuration control, product traceability, and continuous improvement.