Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have used a new 3D printing technique to produce complex nanoscale metal structures that are orders of magnitude smaller than previously...

A study of the combustion of methane and the compounds formed when it burns could lead the development of cleaner gas turbines for power stations, according to researchers from the King Abdullah...

A US team has developed the first computer-generated model of a tiny, waterwheel-like molecular rotor that has been harnessed to rotate in one direction at different speeds.

A coating inspired by the Nepenthes pitcher plant has prevented bacteria from attaching to surfaces treated with it, a development that could mitigate against biofouling on implanted medical devices.

Research shows that passing wireless power transfer through a magnetic resonance field enhancer (MRFE) can boost the transfer efficiency by at least 100 per cent compared to transferring through air.

LunarMissionOne has launched as a UK-based effort to land a geological investigation probe on the moon, using the Kickstarter crowdfunding website. What are the advantages of funding the mission in...

Tokyo Electron and Tokyo University biomimicry specialist Prof. Ando have collaborated to create the fishbone sensor, an audio sensor using the inner working of the human ear as a model.

Virent Energy Systems has raised $7.5 million in a round of private venture financing led by Cargill Ventures. The cash will be used to commercialise the company's Aqueous Phase Reforming process.

Clean Power Technologies has signed an agreement with Voith Turbo to develop steam and heat energy recovery engines for Clean Power’s proprietary heat recovery technology for grocery refrigeration...

Instruments capable of measuring the ability of trees and vegetation to consume carbon-dioxide emissions have been located at sites across Dublin as part of a joint research initiative led by...