Tools and spares could be made from exhaled CO2 and urine, say US researchers

An autonomous strawberry picking robot that outperforms human fruit picker could herald a revolution in the use of soft-fruit harvesting technology its inventors have claimed.   

A portable, low-cost molecular detection tool being developed by a team of European researchers promises to advance the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.

A microfluidic device that monitors health conditions using human perspiration has been developed by Penn State and Xiangtan University researchers.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that accounts for movement when capturing images at the atomic scale, eliminating the distortion from the finished...

With the falling cost of electronics, could the dream of virtual reality in design be making a comeback?

Belfast Harbour has welcomed its first arrival of the world’s most powerful wind turbine blades, which are destined to form part of Dong Energy’s 258MW Burbo Bank Extension off the coast of Liverpool.

Scientists at MIT have developed a stretchable material that can tighten skin and smooth wrinkles, and which also has potential to deliver drugs and treat skin conditions.

Five people suffering from age-related macular degeneration have been able to read letters again, following a successful feasibility study of a bionic vision system.