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22 June 2019
The modern-day equivalent of a scale pan for molecules
13 June 2019
Could drawing on the properties of quantum behaviour provide a route to truly secure cryptography?
09 May 2019
The same systems that are fanning the flames of fake news can also help to combat it...
16 April 2019
Shark-cams reveal the world through a white shark's eyes for the first time...
04 April 2019
How do satellites communicate with each other?
28 March 2019
What will wheelchairs of the future be like?
26 March 2019
To get to Mars, we need to reach the Moon first. The LRO will be NASA's eye while preparing for new missions.
15 February 2019
Squint-controlled glasses could change the limits of human perception...
31 January 2019
Under-road heating that melts ice and snow within 15 minutes and real-time information about icy road conditions could...
24 January 2019
Smart robots that react to their surroundings are being developed to work in situations that are too dangerous for...
03 January 2019
Scientists pick the discoveries that would revolutionise their fields in 2019
23 November 2018
Video games that are specifically designed to test and improve children’s social and emotional skills could enable...
22 November 2018
Are you a PhD student from Cambridge University? Fancy joining our team?
16 November 2018
A new type of use-by label for milk bottles that decomposes as the liquid inside goes sour could appear on UK...
11 November 2018
How drones and AI are helping to track endangered species and threatened marine habitats...
16 August 2018
Personalised smartphone applications and wearable technologies that are attuned to the user’s state of mind are...
19 July 2018
Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, ‘desperately’ need an institutional framework and...
14 June 2018
Europe’s population is ageing rapidly, yet the majority of car safety equipment is tested using dummies modelled on...
26 April 2018
Electric ferries and digital communication between ships could help in the quest to decarbonise maritime transport, a...
20 April 2018
Micro- and nano-robots built for medical purposes have the potential to venture deep within our bodies to repair damage...
19 April 2018
Lightweight electric mini-cars could soon be a common sight on the streets of Europe’s cities thanks to longer-lasting...
11 April 2018
Oceans are noisy. Shrimps snap their claws, whales sing to find a mate and dolphins echolocate to find food. However...
29 March 2018
You could call it fatal attraction. Drawn by artificial lights in our brightening night-time world, animals find their...