Technology

European researchers are helping humans get to Mars by developing faster engines, solar forecasts and better shielding.

Low-cost machines that can be taught by simply guiding their arms mean that automation is coming...

New CCTV software can recognise people based on their anatomy or on the way they walk.

The world’s hardest natural material also has the most enthralling sparkle – these two properties mean that tiny...

Researchers are getting ready to test a tobacco-powered aeroplane thanks to a new bio jet fuel...

Can we manipulate DNA to create "living factories" for a greener tomorrow, or is this technology beyond our...

How do we know where planes are in the sky, and why do we occasionally lose them?

How a special type of glass could help in early cancer detection...

Scientists can now research and explore hidden corners of the world... with drones!

Death is a terrifying thought to many people: Is the best solution just to become immortal?

Just like the Force, the Internet has its own dark side. Dare you enter the Dark Web?

From knights in shining armour to bullet proof vests: what's next for protective materials?

Why a certain number pops up more often than you'd expect, and how this can be used to catch crooks!

Supported by The Royal Academy of Engineering, the Naked Scientists are offering candidates an opportunity to join...

Our new Naked Scientists App places our news stories, the answers to science questions you always wanted to ask,...

Every chemical reaction on earth, from digesting food to powering a car requires a catalysis. We use man-made catalyses...

UK Science Minister David Willetts promotes science diplomacy in Chicago...

With modern computers becoming ever more powerful, they have become an indispensable tool for the design of engineering...

In a world with ever-increasing energy demands and pollution, clean and abundant energy is urgently needed. The Sun...

Almost 70% of the energy produced by a car engine is lost, mostly in the form of heat that exits along the exhaust pipe...

CSI has come to Swansea. But rather than solving murders, for a team at the University's Technology Centre (UTC)...

First came fire. Cavemen rubbed sticks together and there it was, a source of ‘artificial’ heat and light, giving us...

Bees are being trained to detect drugs and explosives...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland is now back in operation. By smashing particles together at...