Technology

We slice open an LED light bulb to see how they work and why we need them.

It looks like a standard radar screen, but the technology behind the red flashing dots that alert the crew of an ocean...

In a world where data storage is becoming increasingly difficult, can we look within our own cells to find a solution?

Europe’s streets full of grand old buildings bring tourists from around the globe, yet it isn’t the ornate 19th-century...

Decoding a fruit smoothie with a DNA sequencer.

Technology alone is not enough to reduce air pollution in Europe, we all have to change our habits and behaviour if we...

Across Europe, some 10 000 antennas stand to attention: they are in a sense an incredibly powerful time machine.

Field robots and plane-based remote sensors can patrol the earth and the sky to monitor the gases that cause climate...

by 2050, over 20% of all electricity could be provided by photovoltaics.

Scientists have found a way of producing electricity and fuel for cars from bacteria and green algae.

As the clocks go back, and we descend into winter darkness, Laura Brooks investigates some light based technologies.

Augmented reality took the public by storm this summer, and now researchers look beyond the entertainment industry and...

European researchers pushing the boundaries of timekeeping could help driverless cars navigate, and even predict...

Come October, get ready for the world's first nano race!

Street lights may seem just part of the mundane backdrop of life, but many firms have been devising exciting ideas for...

Is the trend for tech obsolescence undermining our goals for a zero-waste economy?

Eye-tracking systems will be available in cars from next year thanks to an EU initiative to back loans to Europe’s high...

Contactless-enabled mobile phones could be giving out an identifiable number which hackers could use to track your...

Researchers are developing electric roads that can charge your car while waiting at a traffic light or even on the move...

There is a pattern hidden in every photograph — fingerprints used in social media, mobile authentication and criminal...

Can games increase your empathy or boost your mental health?

Are electric cars the future of transport? And can they really reduce pollution?

By combining the power of computers and theoretical physics, researchers believe they can build a human behaviour...

Your smartphone could become part of a city-wide safety network that can track down stolen goods and warn you if you’re...