Ford is carrying out tests on Directional Audio Alerts, a system that simulates sounds made by potential hazards, such as footsteps made by pedestrians or a ringing bell from an oncoming bicycle.

Researchers at Pittsburgh University have coaxed gold into nanowires as a way of creating an inexpensive material for detecting poisonous gases found in natural gas.

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The largest connected-vehicle, street-level pilot project has begun in the US.

Features editor Two ever-fascinating areas, developing robots for extreme environments and the home, and the underground structures beneath London, dominate this week’s events.

HP has demonstrated a new colour matching technology that could change the way people shop for cosmetics.