Technology
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Look under the road to stay on the road
Ground-penetrating radar used to overcome the elements.
How do you drive if you can’t see the road? If you’re a driverless car, the answer may be to look under it. US resea...
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Watching magnets in 3D
A complex world of waves and tornadoes.
British and Swiss scientists have developed a 3D imaging technique that allows them to observe complex behaviours in ...
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Snakes in the lab, but all is well
Engineers develop a robot that can climb like a kingsnake.
Ophiophobes might suggest we have enough real snakes in the world without creating artificial ones. A robot snake ...
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Researchers make solar efficiency breakthrough
Fast conversion makes technology more viable.
Australian researchers have set a new world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum do...
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Generating electricity 'out of thin air'
Researchers unveil a new device powered by a microbe.
Scientists in the US have developed a device they say uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in t...
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Extreme weather can disrupt energy supply
We need more storage and grid improvements.
Future climate variation could produce a gap of up to 34% between renewable energy potential and demand without conce...
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Algorithms predicting parole outcomes
A promising way to calculate the risk of reoffending.
The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world, which results in overcrowded prisons and all the additional v...
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New interest in old helmet design
Protection from shock waves is increasingly important.
The helmet may be old, but the vision you are looking at is relatively new. Credit: Joost Op 't Eynde, Duke Univer...
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History
Aspdin’s concrete success
It was the highlight of an otherwise shady life.
“Our lives are full of artificial materials – plastic bottles, steel structures and glass facades. But while these ma...
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Conversation
Atom-scale materials are the next tech frontier
Getting ready for when silicon nanomaterials run their course.
Every age in the history of human civilisation has a signature material, from the Stone Age, to the Bronze and Iron A...
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AI may alter how doctors treat depression
Computer predicts patient outcomes based on EEG.
US researchers say a computer can accurately predict whether an antidepressant will work based on a patient's brain a...
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History
Fine china from China
The science and secrets of porcelain were much in demand.
The science of porcelain would make a good plot for a spy novel – a story of ancient industrial espionage involving a...