future

How tomorrow's computers will be able to think for themselves

Top robotics expert Professor Noel Sharkey of the University of Sheffield has called for international guidelines to be set for the ethical and safe application of robots before it is too late.

Lightning-fast components headed for your computer

Phones have gone from bricks to iPhones - so what's next?

Beating the challenge of creating self-driving vehicles

Who said Microsoft never invents anything cool?

The winner of Electrolux's Design Lab 2008 concept competition is a modular fridge for houseshares

What will we be driving in 20 years' time?

But will any of these 10 crazy ideas actually work?

A professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has turned interior designer for her latest project and has set about powering electrical goods from, er, curtains.