Viewpoint Phil Skipper, Head of M2M Business Development, Vodafone Group explains how machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, a component of the ‘internet of things’, can help smaller companies to...

New research could lead to voice-recognition systems that can teach themselves to better understand speakers above background noise and with different accents.

Shrimp shell nanoparticles have been added to cement to make the material 40 per cent stronger, an advance that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.

High-end robotics resources should be available to everyone in the UK if the workforce is to have the right skills for 2030, a new report says.

Chemists have devised a method that could allow them to organise tiny molecular machines on a surface to build minute switching devices.

Ford Motor Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Volvo Car Corporation and related assets to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group for $1.8bn (£1.2bn).

Researchers in Switzerland have developed a tiny, portable sensor system that can encapsulate and analyse biomarkers in sweat, an advance that could help provide insights into a person’s health..

A new software tool designed to help clinicians prescribe appropriate treatment for Type 2 diabetes in adults is now available free to UK healthcare professionals.

The Diamond Light Source synchrotron in Oxford is to receive more than half a billion pounds to upgrade and expand its scientific capabilities.