Mysterious radio bursts could be powering alien spaceships By Duncan Geere Published 10 March 17 Strange bursts of radio waves are puzzling astrophysicists. Could they be evidence of advanced technology?
Good news for Matt Damon! Potatoes can grow on Mars By Duncan Geere Published 9 March 17 The International Potato Center has published research showing that potatoes can grow under Mars' atmospheric conditions
In the future, you could unlock your phone with your lips By Duncan Geere Published 7 March 17 Biometric engineers at Hong Kong Baptist University have developed a "lip motion password" that uses your lip movements as a security measure.
This computer model can predict when you want your phone to interrupt you By Duncan Geere Published 6 March 17 Rutgers University engineers have developed a computer model that can predict when people are busy and restrict smartphone notifications during that time.
An artificial mouse embryo has been created from stem cells By Duncan Geere Published 3 March 17 Cambridge University biologists have created a structure resembling a mouse embryo from two types of stem cell
Sleep trackers can actually harm your sleep quality By Duncan Geere Published 2 March 17 Doctors at Rush University Medical Center have warned that the benefits of a "quantified self" lifestyle can be outweighed by the stress it causes in some people.
This DNA computer 'grows as it computes' By Duncan Geere Published 2 March 17 Biologists at the University of Manchester have developed a self-replicating computer that uses DNA to make calculations
This 3D display is made from laser-generated bubbles By Duncan Geere Published 24 February 17 Optical engineers have invented a new kind of display that creates three-dimensional images in a liquid.
Nasa discovers seven new exoplanets with great potential for alien life By Duncan Geere Published 23 February 17 The Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star in the Aquarius constellation.
This brain-computer interface lets paralysed people type faster than ever before By Duncan Geere Published 22 February 17 It allows people with paralysis to type with the highest speeds and accuracy levels reported to date.
20 years after Dolly the Sheep, what does the future hold for cloning? By Duncan Geere Published 22 February 17 In Depth Cloning has come on leaps and bounds in the past two decades, but ethical questions remain.
Astronomers are preparing to create the first image of an actual black hole By Duncan Geere Published 21 February 17 A global team of researchers is preparing to switch on the Event Horizon Telescope, which will be capable of imaging a black hole.
Robot insects are now faster than the real thing By Duncan Geere Published 20 February 17 A team of engineers has developed a robotic insect that can run faster and more efficiently than real insects found in nature.
Alan Dower Blumlein, the inventor of stereo sound, has won a Grammy By Duncan Geere Published 13 February 17 The Recording Academy has posthumously honoured engineer Alan Dower Blumlein with a technical Grammy award.
The physics of why valve amps sound better By Duncan Geere Published 9 February 17 David Keeports from Mills College in California has uncovered why musicians prefer the sound of valve amps over their solid state cousins.
It's true: research proves you really do lose track of time when surfing the web By Duncan Geere Published 8 February 17 Psychologists have proved that people using Facebook or surfing the web suffer impaired time perception
This huge black hole ripped apart a star, then fed on it for a decade By Duncan Geere Published 7 February 17 1.8 billion light years from Earth, a black hole has been slowly consuming a star for the last 10 years.
Terahertz networks could make wireless as fast as fibreoptic cables By Duncan Geere Published 6 February 17 Engineers at Hiroshima University have built a terahertz transmitter capable of data transfer speeds exceeding 100 Gbps.
Blueprints for a large-scale quantum computer have arrived By Duncan Geere Published 2 February 17 Researchers have published industrial blueprints for the construction of a large-scale ion-trapping quantum computing system.
The Siri of the future could detect the tone of your conversations By Duncan Geere Published 2 February 17 MIT engineers have developed a wrist-mounted artificial intelligence that can detect a conversation's tone.
Japan's experimental space junk cleaning robot may be in trouble By Duncan Geere Published 1 February 17 A Japanese spacecraft designed to pull space junk out of orbit has run into a malfunction, scientists have reported.
Physicists find evidence that the Universe might be a hologram By Duncan Geere Published 31 January 17 An international physics collaboration has shown that there is evidence supporting a holographic explanation of the Universe.
We may control the next generation of smartwatches by breathing on them By Duncan Geere Published 30 January 17 Breaths, swipes and skin-taps are among the possibilities developed by Georgia Tech engineers.
The Universe is expanding faster than we thought By Duncan Geere Published 27 January 17 Astronomers measuring how fast the Universe is expanding have found that their results don't line up with others, hinting at 'new physics'.
'Knitted muscles' could let us build soft exoskeletons By Duncan Geere Published 27 January 17 Swedish researchers are working on electroactive fabrics that could one day be woven into future clothes to help people move