Oxford scientists in the UK and China have developed a rapid new coronavirus test that can identify COVID-19 in 30 minutes.
People with profound motor impairments could feed themselves and perform routine personal care with an augmented reality interface that operates an assistive humanoid robot.
Could a resurgence of interest in supersonic passenger flight help to power the civil aviation sector out of the COVID-induced doldrums?
Engineers have trained a robot to prepare, cook and plate an omelette that is flavoursome and edible, an advance demonstrating how machine learning can aid food optimisation.
A Dutch team claims to have achieved the world's first super-microscopic surgery with surgical robot hands, in an operation on the lymphatic system.
By slowing a beam of light down to the speed of sound, UK researchers have dragged photons by an unprecedented 5°, proving a longstanding theory of physics and opening up potential applications in...
When the government announced its intentions to press ahead with nuclear power, detractors and supporters agreed that the number of skilled UK workers available to meet this growth is a worry.
Researchers at MIT in the US have demonstrated how virtual reality (VR) headsets could be used to remotely operate industrial robots.
A lightweight laser-based communication and tracking system being developed in the UK could allow aircraft and satellites to transmit information to the ground more quickly and securely.
