Technology

Squint-controlled glasses could change the limits of human perception...

Under-road heating that melts ice and snow within 15 minutes and real-time information about icy road conditions could...

Smart robots that react to their surroundings are being developed to work in situations that are too dangerous for...

Scientists pick the discoveries that would revolutionise their fields in 2019

Video games that are specifically designed to test and improve children’s social and emotional skills could enable...

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A new type of use-by label for milk bottles that decomposes as the liquid inside goes sour could appear on UK...

How drones and AI are helping to track endangered species and threatened marine habitats...

Personalised smartphone applications and wearable technologies that are attuned to the user’s state of mind are...

Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, ‘desperately’ need an institutional framework and...

Europe’s population is ageing rapidly, yet the majority of car safety equipment is tested using dummies modelled on...

Electric ferries and digital communication between ships could help in the quest to decarbonise maritime transport, a...

Micro- and nano-robots built for medical purposes have the potential to venture deep within our bodies to repair damage...

Lightweight electric mini-cars could soon be a common sight on the streets of Europe’s cities thanks to longer-lasting...

Oceans are noisy. Shrimps snap their claws, whales sing to find a mate and dolphins echolocate to find food. However...

You could call it fatal attraction. Drawn by artificial lights in our brightening night-time world, animals find their...

Crimes that involve chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials pose a deadly threat not just to the...

How can a transaction between anonymous individuals, with no independent oversight, ever be trusted? Welcome to the...

What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and how can we better monitor and treat it?

Married people who work from home report feeling happier than they were before doing so,

There is growing evidence from scientific studies that individuals can become addicted to using social networking sites...

Glasses that translate images of physical objects into soundscapes and a belt that turns images into vibrations are...

What do the UK-based editor of a leading technology magazine and a self-taught coder from a low-income neighbourhood in...

An artificial leaf that can harvest energy from the sun faster than a natural one could lead to a new generation of...