It may be mature technology but hydro is still a promising solution to the UK’s energy-storage problem. Helen Knight reports
Robotic advances inspired by the natural world are providing solutions to some of our most pressing environmental challenges writes Melissa Bradshaw
Electronic devices based upon nanotechnology may soon be realised thanks to a new understanding of how impurities can be incorporated into semiconductor nanocrystals.
Shell and Cosan have signed binding agreements that will see the two companies form a $12bn (£8bn) joint venture to produce ethanol from sugar cane.
A process for storing and generating hydrogen to run fuel cells in cars has been invented by chemical engineers at Purdue University in the US.
EditorCould National Grid plans to replace pylons at UK beauty spots pave the way for a rethink on our future transmission network?
Scientists have conducted experiments on a parabolic flight to assess the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the Moon and Mars.
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.
