Acoustic systems that turn traditional speaker design on its head are enabling everyone from retailers to the military to put sound exactly where it’s needed. Jon Excell reports

Bosch has today announced its acquisition of Five, an automated driving technology start-up based in the UK, to accelerate development of self-driving cars.

UK researchers are hoping to replace potentially dangerous chemicals in cooling systems with materials that change temperature when electricity is applied.

A novel 3D printing method could allow the creation of polymer features at a resolution of just 10nm, opening up the path to a raft of new metamaterials.

Viewpoint Isis Innovation team leader Richard Holliday explains how universites can succeed at technology transfer and take more of their intellectual property to the market

Combining multiple scientific education topics could help unlock the next generation of robotics, according to a new report from Imperial College London.

People who are hard of hearing could benefit from a new listening system that allows them to pick out individual voices and reduce background noise.

Lloyd's Register (LR) has joined the €6.3m LOWNOISER project, an EU-funded initiative to reduce underwater noise pollution caused by maritime traffic.

A new wearable device known as SmokeMon uses the heat signal from cigarettes to track the behavioural patterns of smokers.

Four UK projects have been awarded a total of £51m of government funding to develop testing infrastructure for autonomous cars.