Researchers have modified a silicon wafer to withstand temperatures approaching 535°C without losing stability or performance, an advance with potential applications in concentrated solar power...

The Iain Gray ColumnCloser international partnerships have a very important role to play in the development of technologies in the UK

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers have devised a way to produce quicker, cheaper and clearer images of the Earth's interior.

A new prototype bioreactor stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to periodically cut up samples for analysis.

A study at Glasgow University has investigated how augmented reality can bolster the safety of autonomous driving, alerting drivers when they need to take the wheel.

Researchers from the Southampton University have devised a novel method for forming virtual power plants to provide renewable energy production in the UK.

Cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have found.

In the second of a series of articles on the value of simulation, Ian Risk, Chief Technology Officer at the Centre for Modelling & Simulation, explores the benefits of using technology early in...

Senior reporterOur final blog of 2012 looks back on the technology highlights of a momentous year for the magazine, its home city, and for our understanding of the solar system and the universe...

BASF has set up a research partnership with the University of Alabama to study the dissolution and processing of cellulose by means of ionic liquids.