PwC has produced the first analysis of what the government could expect to see as a financial return if it sells the infrastructure of High Speed 2 (HS2).

A method has been developed for enabling a computer to scan text in any of a number of languages and autonomously infer the underlying rules of grammar.

A collaboration between academia and industry has led to the development of a UV chip that eliminates microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate method of coating quantum dot nanorods with silica, an advance that could lead to applications in optoelectronics and displays.

Researchers in the UK have shown that perovskite solar cells can emit as well as absorb light, a development that could lead to cheaper lasers.

Europe may need to delay the phaseout of coal and other baseload sources if it cannot reduce gas demand by 55bcm.

An international group of researchers have discovered a technique in manufacturing nanostructures that has the potential to shrink the size of electrical and optical devices.

A University of Utah study has shown how far-infrared light, the last unexploited part of the electromagnetic spectrum, could be harnessed to build much faster wireless communications.

A fleet of seven aquatic robots has set sail off southwest England to collect scientific data about ocean processes and marine life.