Despite criticisms from environmental campaigners, the automotive industry is best placed to lead green-tech development, says Giles Hundleby

An artificially-intelligent cleaning system being developed in the UK could slash the cost of food and drink production, while significantly reducing water and energy usage.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has named 2011 a step-change year for the industry.

Cranfield University researchers have developed paper sensors that identify biomarkers in wastewater, an advance that enables the tracking of infectious diseases using the camera in a mobile phone.

Personalised treatments for heart disease could be possible following the development of over 3,800 anatomically accurate digital hearts.

Researchers at Brown University are working on a sensor that can check blood sugar levels by measuring glucose concentrations in saliva, rather than in blood.

Oxford scientists in the UK and China have developed a rapid new coronavirus test that can identify COVID-19 in 30 minutes.