Engineers at Sheffield University are working with the rail industry to investigate whether batteries from parked electric vehicles could be used to help reduce the running costs of railways.

A team of researchers at Columbia University in New York has developed a way to manufacture microscale machines from biomaterials that can be implanted safely into the body.

US auto giant Ford is accelerating its research, development and testing of Li-ion battery technology, thanks to a $55m tax credit incentive from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

A clearer understanding of the Universe, its origins and maybe even its destiny is a significant step closer, thanks to new research.

Researchers in Saudi Arabia have integrated triboelectric nanogenerators into small standalone devices, an advance that could lead to self-powered electronics.

Making design changes to hospital wards and ventilation systems could be a critical factor in controlling outbreaks of serious airborne infections.

An international team has developed a prototype ‘smart bra’ designed to detect changes in mood and prevent ‘emotionally-triggered’ overeating in women.

Humans have long admired the ability of the gecko to climb walls and numerous attempts have been made at replicating the adhesive qualities of the lizard’s feet.

The Energy Technologies Institute is to examine the feasibility of capturing waste heat from power stations and storing it underground for later use to warm homes and provide hot water.

European researchers, coordinated by the Computer Vision Centre (CVC) of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), have developed HERMES, a cognitive computational system claimed to recognise and...