Test system finds thousands of errors in driverless car software waiting to happen By Duncan Geere Published 25 October 17 A team of researchers has come up with a way to test the logic of neural networks.
Underwater microphones can reveal where and when something hits the sea By Duncan Geere Published 24 October 17 Cardiff University researchers have developed a method for locating the exact time and place something hits the ocean.
This giant smartwatch prototype has a shape-deforming backplate By Duncan Geere Published 23 October 17 Dartmouth College interaction designers have developed a smartwatch that lets users feel virtual objects
Titanic collision of two neutron stars solves a cluster of cosmic mysteries By Duncan Geere Published 17 October 17 Ever wondered where gold, platinum, uranium and the rare-earth elements essential to modern technology come from?
Ophelia is the strongest storm to hit the British Isles in 50 years By Duncan Geere Published 16 October 17 The former hurricane will pass over Ireland and Scotland, bringing damaging winds.
China's Tiangong-1 space station will fall from the skies within months By Duncan Geere Published 13 October 17 Chinese officials have confirmed that their out-of-control space station will crash back to Earth between October 2017 and April 2018
Smartwatches could use ultrasound to sense hand gestures By Duncan Geere Published 12 October 17 Researchers have developed a system that can scan the forearm to recognize gestures made by the hand.
This self-cleaning textile could be the future of space-wear By Duncan Geere Published 5 October 17 Materials scientists have developed a surface coating that dispenses alcohol gel when pressed.
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.