Software that purports to read emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new sci... Read more
A breakthrough in energy storage technology could bring a new generation of flexible electronic devices to life, including solar-powered prosthetics for amputees. In a new paper published in... Read more
A Star Trek-inspired handheld device based on a silicon chip could help make rapid, sophisticated medical diagnostics more accessible to people around the world, scientists say. In a new pap... Read more
A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds. In a new paper published today in the journal Nature... Read more
A ‘self-eating’ rocket engine which could place small satellites in orbit more easily and more affordably is under development at universities in Scotland and Ukraine In a paper published in... Read more
Cost-effective optical manipulation platform suitable for mass production of electronic and light-based devices An international team of researchers has developed a new light-based manipulat... Read more
Scientists have discovered a pioneering new technique to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices – which could revolutionise future generations of data storage and sens... Read more
