Researchers have put together a cheap device that could carry out sophisticated chemical analyses.

With a few additions, commercial smartphones can be used as microscopes and medical monitors. But the humble phone ma...

New device speeds up evaporation to desalinate water.

A team of Chinese researchers have announced an efficient solar-powered desalination technique that directly uses the...

New shoe technology can drop marathon times by 2 minutes.

The right shoes could help athletes reduces their race times. A team, led by Stéphane Bermon of World Athletics, M...

Shape and orientation are key.

If you put your hand into a bag of mixed nuts or cereal, you might notice that the big bits are at the top. Why does ...

Cheap, multi-well device for brain development research.

A group of researchers has grown small, self-organising blobs of brain tissue in multi-welled dishes to observe in re...

Innovative new prosthetic fin approved for trial on real, threatened turtles.

A New Zealand researcher’s innovative new design for a prosthetic turtle fin could help rehabilitate injured sea turt...

Tech companies launch an alliance for circular electronics.

Top tech companies including Google, Microsoft and Dell have released a vision for a circular economy for electronics...

The race for better battery power has caused a “white gold” rush on lithium.

by Richard A Lovett As the climate warms, sea levels rise and droughts, heatwaves and bushfires multiply, the need...

Recycled polyethylene: a new-look fabric that’s not a planet killer.

How cool would it be to transform plastic bag waste into clothing, tackling two unsustainability issues in one? Until...

A solar cell mounted on the light actuated material can move and track a light source without wires, gears or motors....

Scientists call for rigorous analysis of under-tested chemicals used to make buildings “green”.

Since industrialisation, chemicals have been rolled out without sufficient testing, resulting in dire consequences fo...