Technology - general

New solar power material converts 90% of captured light into heat

03 Nov 2014

One of the technology’s attractions is that it can be used to retrofit existing power plants that use coal or fossil fuels because it uses the same process to generate electricity from steam

Serendipitous holography reveals hidden cracks in shocked targets

03 Nov 2014

Getting US patent becoming more difficult: study

01 Nov 2014

Flexibility in disease outbreak management could save lives and money

01 Nov 2014

Synchrotron upgrade to make X-rays even brighter

01 Nov 2014

When cancer meets fashion

31 Oct 2014

Researchers prove accuracy of mobile phone population mapping

30 Oct 2014

‘Endless possibilities’ for bio-nanotechnology

30 Oct 2014

Researchers create ‘sparkling’ apple that fizzes like soda

29 Oct 2014

New 'smart' material improves removal of arsenic from drinking water

28 Oct 2014

Scientists have created a new material that can remove double the amount of arsenic from water than the leading material for water treatment

Beating battery drain

28 Oct 2014

Google teams up with Oxford University to research AI

24 Oct 2014

Following its acquisition of the secretive AI firm DeepMind, Google has allied with Oxford University to research artificial intelligence

Seismic network being installed to measure effects of ocean waves on Antarctic ice shelves

24 Oct 2014

Angling chromium to let oxygen through

22 Oct 2014

A new semiconducting material works at temperatures low enough to improve fuel-cell efficiency

Major breakthrough could help detoxify pollutants

22 Oct 2014

Could technology transform GP consultations

21 Oct 2014

Snakes and snake-like robots show how sidewinders conquer sandy slopes

21 Oct 2014

Identifying long-distance threats – new 3D technology could improve CCTV images

21 Oct 2014

Researchers are developing 3D imaging technology to make it easier to identify suspicious objects from a long way off

Babies' interest in human faces linked to callous and unemotional traits

20 Oct 2014

Colourful carbon monoxide sensor could help save lives

20 Oct 2014

Ultra-fast charging batteries that last 20 years developed

20 Oct 2014

An app for animals who teach people

18 Oct 2014

Collapsible wings help birds cope with turbulence

18 Oct 2014

Heroes don’t deliberate before they act

18 Oct 2014

Engineers develop tiny, sound-powered chip to serve as medical device

17 Oct 2014