Data sharing connected vehicles improve traffic movement through intersections, but unconnected automated vehicles slow the flow of traffic, a new study from North Carolina State University has found....

Producing materials such as steel and plastics in the US causes $79bn a year in climate-related damage around the world, a study by engineers and economists has found.

Researchers in Japan have developed Leafbot, a soft robot capable of moving over uneven surfaces that could find applications in disaster relief, pipeline inspections and precision farming.

Researchers have developed a device that detects viruses like COVID-19 in the body as fast as and more accurately than commonly used rapid detection tests.

A new electronic tag from Glasgow University could mitigate against the estimated 30 billion-plus single-use RFID tags that end up in landfills annually.

A miniature device developed at the University of Montreal can rapidly measure a patient’s blood for methotrexate, a commonly used but potentially toxic cancer drug.