Want the perfect profile picture? Then ask someone else to choose it By Duncan Geere New study reveals that profile pictures chosen by someone else work better.
Pokemon Go players are happier, friendlier and more active than average By Duncan Geere A study of 399 people carried out in the weeks after Pokemon Go was released shows some interesting results about the game's player base.
How Google's AutoDraw works By Duncan Geere Google's new AI doodlebot can turn scribbles into beautiful clip art, using a combination of image recognition, machine learning, and artistic flair.
Scientists find a way to crack your phone's password using just the accelerometer By Duncan Geere It's possible to crack a four-digit pin within five guesses using internal phone sensors.
The latest dumb thing to get smart tech: milk cartons By Duncan Geere Irish materials scientists have fabricated transistors out of 2D nanomaterials for the first time.
Laser weapons are fast becoming a reality - they just need to be shrunk first By Duncan Geere All the major defence firms are developing prototypes of laser weapons for the US military.
An AI is turning paintings into realistic photos By Duncan Geere AI researchers at the University of California Berkeley have developed a computer system that can take a painting and turn it into a photorealistic image.
The next generation of wearables could be created from touch-sensitive fibers By Duncan Geere North Carolina State researchers have created elastic fibers that can interface with electronic devices.
The Death Star's laser may no longer be science fiction By Duncan Geere Optical engineers have discovered that diamonds can multiply laser power, dramatically increasing the output of a single beam.
This redesigned wheelchair can climb stairs By Duncan Geere A team of Swiss students has redesigned the wheelchair with the goal of giving people with disabilities greater independence.
SpaceX has successfully landed a recycled rocket By Duncan Geere For the first time, SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket, landed it, launched it again and landed it again.
Self-assembling chips could help us keep pace with Moore's law By Duncan Geere A technique that integrates three existing methods could be used to make ever-smaller patterns on silicon.
The battery of the future could be compressed air By Duncan Geere By storing heat alongside compressed air, engineers may have designed the world's best energy storage system.
Nasa's new stopwatch measures a fraction of a billionth of a second By Duncan Geere Nasa has developed a new stopwatch that'll time laser beams for measuring the height of the Earth's surface.
This 3D-printed device could be used in robot skin By Duncan Geere MIT engineers have 3D-printed a small device that responds to being poked by changing color
Germany has switched on an 'artificial sun' By Duncan Geere Engineers at the German Aerospace Center have constructed an enormous device for testing new ways of making hydrogen.
Nasa is building an interplanetary internet out of lasers By Duncan Geere Engineers at Nasa's Space Technology Mission Directorate are developing light-speed communications systems.
This origami-inspired robot might hitch a lift on the next Mars rover By Duncan Geere Nasa engineers have developed a flat-pack 'microbot' that can go places other rovers can't.
Using a sat nav turns off parts of your brain By Duncan Geere Researchers have discovered that using a sat nav to get somewhere switches off parts of your brain used in navigation.
Step aside cloud computing, 'fog computing' is here By Duncan Geere Italian computer scientists have developed a concept system that gets around the security issues of cloud computing.
Satellite battery research could also make electric cars more reliable By Duncan Geere A new model for predicting how much a satellite's battery will be used has been developed by computer scientists at Saarland University.
This flexible sensor could let us make foldable touchscreens By Duncan Geere Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a touchscreen sensor that works when folded, stretched or bent.
DeepMind's new AI learns like a human By Duncan Geere Google's AI subsidiary, DeepMind, has developed an artificial intelligence that solves new problems by applying previously-learnt skills.
New Northern Lights research will make your sat nav mapping apps more accurate By Duncan Geere Electrical engineers have gained new insight into how the Aurora Borealis works.
Your wearables know that you're sick before you do By Duncan Geere Bioengineers have found that wearable biosensors can detect physiological changes that indicate illness before symptoms appear.