Technology

Scientists have brought the world one step closer to the creation of the first artificial organism with the recent...

When the clipper ship Southern Cross sailed into a living hell off Chile during the night of 2 September 1859, little...

Snowflakes form when water vapour condenses directly into ice crystals, and for many years writers have used their...

Why re-invent the wheel when Nature has already come up with the best solution? Becky Poole explores the field of...

Mention plastics and most people think of polythenes, perspex and other oil-based nasties that never break down. But...

What is a thunderstorm, how is lightning generated by clouds, how much energy is there in a lightning bolt, and could...

The story of rocketry pioneer John Parsons, who founded the Jet propulsion Lab...

Dr. Barry Gibb, Scientist and Author, Latest Play - MACHINA

George Bush's plan to establish a permanent base on the Moon by 2020, and send astronauts to Mars by 2030, has...

Genetic modification (GM) is the heritable alteration of the genetic make-up of an organism...

Radiologist Bob Bury investigates some of the new 'scanning' technologies, which have revolutionised medical...

Developments in biological science, have led to a massive increase in the amount of data available in biology and...

Are the days of private thoughts numbered? A new development in neuroscience, functional magnetic resonance imaging (...

A material designed originally to help rockets blast into space (Cytomatrix) is now helping scientists in America to...

Chips that can plug into the brain and translate thoughts to computers, or help paralysed people to move, are no longer...

Nanomedicine, nanotechnology and nanoengineering are the future of science and medicine. Barry Gibb describes how the...

e-Science, including telemedicine, has the potential to revolutionise patient care. Grid technology can ensure flexible...