Tiny stowaways could jeopardize future space missions By Duncan Geere published 4 October 17 After 17 months of habitation, a mocked-up Mars craft was full of microbes.
The brain-controlled drone swarm revolution is coming By Duncan Geere published 2 October 17 Researchers are predicting that brain-computer interfaces will be running drone swarms in three to five years.
El-egg-tronics: how egg white could help us make transparent, flexible devices By Duncan Geere published 29 September 17 When mixed with bleach, egg white turns into a handy material for making memory units.
The US and Russia want to build a Moonbase together By Duncan Geere published 28 September 17 Both countries have agreed to collaborate on a crewed spaceport in Lunar orbit.
Engineers teach robots to understand emotion through touch By Duncan Geere published 21 September 17 First results show the capability to infer gender and personality.
This is what happens when you get hit by a drone By Duncan Geere published 20 September 17 Researchers are modelling human-drone impacts to find out how much risk they pose to people.
A silver lining in telescope technology is set to help us see further into space By Duncan Geere published 19 September 17 Thin-film processes developed by the electronics industry could give us a better view of the heavens
Venus Express probe reveals the planet's mysterious night side By Duncan Geere published 18 September 17 The European Space Agency's Venusian probe is gathering data on the planet's winds and upper atmosphere.
The world's biggest electric vehicle is this dumper truck By Duncan Geere published 15 September 17 A consortium of Swiss companies is swapping its enormous diesel engine for battery packs
A new kind of artificial skin allows robot hands to feel the world By Duncan Geere published 14 September 17 A system that lets robots sense the difference between hot and cold has been developed.
Drone sets new distance record for delivery of medical supplies By Duncan Geere published 14 September 17 A UAV carrying blood samples flew 161 miles across the Arizona desert.
Engineers are getting ready to hook up the quantum internet By Duncan Geere published 12 September 17 New research shows how to dramatically improve the first practical building blocks of a global quantum network.
Who's watching us? At least nine exoplanets are in position to keep an eye on Earth By Duncan Geere published 11 September 17 Astronomers have calculated how an alien observer might be able to detect our planet.
Touchscreen technology can limit the spread of bacteria By Duncan Geere published 8 September 17 The same conducting plastic found in smartphone screens can trick harmful bacteria into growing less.
This pen-sized device can identify cancerous cells in seconds By Duncan Geere published 7 September 17 Engineers have developed a tool that can rapidly spot cancerous tissue during surgery.
Using a phone while pregnant is unlikely to have any effects on your child's brain By Duncan Geere published 6 September 17 According to a five-year study of 45,000 Norwegian mothers and their children.
This smartphone app plays smooth jazz when you put it on the sofa By Duncan Geere published 5 September 17 SpeCam allows phones to recognise what surfaces they're on, and react accordingly.
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth after a record-breaking stay in space By Duncan Geere published 4 September 17 The veteran astronaut has now spent a total of 665 days off our planet.
The world's largest x-ray laser gets switched on today By Duncan Geere published 1 September 17 In Germany, the European XFEL X-ray Free Electron laser will shed new light on the innards of atoms, viruses and chemical reactions
This socially-aware robot knows the rules of pedestrian conduct By Duncan Geere published 31 August 17 MIT engineers have developed a robot that can keep pace with foot traffic while still avoiding collisions.
There's now a self-driving car so 'micro', it's thinner than a human hair By Duncan Geere published 29 August 17 Nanoengineers have developed an autonomous vehicle that can find its way through a maze despite its tiny size.
Magnesium power cell breakthrough could mean batteries that don't explode By Duncan Geere published 25 August 17 Engineers have also managed to double power storage at the same time.
A nanoscale monster truck has taken the bronze medal in the world's shortest race By Duncan Geere published 24 August 17 Took a 30-hour journey across a fraction of the width of a human hair.
MIT's Interactive Robogami lets you design and 3D-print origami-inspired robots By Duncan Geere published 23 August 17 New tools developed that let non-experts create their own robots.
This stretchy biofuel cell powers wearables from your sweat By Duncan Geere published 22 August 17 Biomedical engineers have created a flexible, stretchable fuel cell that's capable of powering LEDs and Bluetooth radios.