A prototype ventilator based on life support systems used for space exploration could soon be used to help treat Covid-19 patients.
Cape Canaveral, Houston, the Baikonur Cosmodrome... erm… Stevenage. OK, the anonymous Hertfordshire town doesn’t quite have the same cosmic ring to it, but if new calls for the creation of a UK space...
The ex-minister and motor enthusiast says the engineering industry must stay optimistic in order to survive
Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting has transformed forensic investigation and become the scientific bedrock of genetic testing. Berenice Baker reports
A new nanophotonic material that has shown record-breaking high-temperature stability could lead to more efficient electricity production and new possibilities in the control and conversion of thermal...
MIT researchers have developed an aquatic robot that can change direction in 100 milliseconds, a manoeuvre comparable to that of a fish.
Researchers have created technology that could be the first step toward more efficient batteries for wearable computers and smartphones.
