Your smartphone's compass can protect you from voice hacks By Duncan Geere published 6 June 17 New York State University engineers have developed a defence against audio attacks
This AI can figure out when you'll die By Duncan Geere published 5 June 17 Australian researchers built a deep learning engine that analysed images of internal organs to predict which patients would die within five years.
No real-life Jurassic Park for you, says science By Duncan Geere published 2 June 17 Palaeontologists at the University of Manchester say that the latest research indicates that a Jurassic Park scenario is impossible.
These artificial arms can be controlled by... your legs By Duncan Geere published 1 June 17 Japanese roboticists have developed a set of 'metalimbs' that give you an extra couple of hands to do things with.
Anyone can create a robot with this simple design tool By Duncan Geere published 31 May 17 Developed by Carnegie Mellon University roboticists for both novices and experts.
Nasa's next probe set to 'touch the Sun' By Duncan Geere published 30 May 17 The Solar Probe Plus mission will soar through the Sun's atmosphere.
Why New Zealand's tiny rocket launch is such a big deal By Duncan Geere published 25 May 17 Private spaceflight firm Rocket Lab succeeded with the maiden voyage of its new launch vehicle.
DIY auroras: how to make your own space weather By Duncan Geere published 18 May 17 Declassified data suggests high-altitude nuclear detonations can trigger magnetic storms.
First came self-lacing trainers – now it's auto-fitting surgical gowns By Duncan Geere published 17 May 17 Japanese researchers have developed a surgical gown that automatically adjusts to the right size.
How to turn the Moon into an interplanetary petrol station By Duncan Geere published 16 May 17 A team of students have come up with a plan to dramatically increase the amount of stuff rockets can carry to Mars.
This robot bird will scare real birds away from airports By Duncan Geere published 15 May 17 Roboticists at the University of Twente have developed a lifelike "robird" that will be deployed at Edmonton International Airport
Your personality is your best defence against losing your job to a robot By Duncan Geere published 10 May 17 Psychologists at the University of Houston are figuring out the impact of different personality traits when it comes to the changing nature of work
A capsule robot just took its maiden voyage - through a pig's colon By Duncan Geere published 9 May 17 Biomedical engineers have developed a tiny, autonomous capsule that can perform a colonoscopy from within.
This smartwatch prototype will move on your wrist so you can never ignore it By Duncan Geere published 8 May 17 Researchers at Dartmouth College and the University of Waterloo have developed a prototype watch face that moves in five different directions.
The first soft synthetic retina works just like a camera By Duncan Geere published 5 May 17 Chemists at Oxford University have developed a soft-tissue retina that could bring hope to the visually impaired
This prosthetic hand has a built-in eye for added accuracy By Duncan Geere published 4 May 17 Biomedical engineers at Newcastle University have developed a prosthetic hand that's fitted with a camera to make it easier to pick things up.
This new battery concept could give electric cars a 1000km range By Duncan Geere published 3 May 17 Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems have developed a new way of arranging batteries that lets many more be crammed into the same space.
This paleontologist is building interactive 3D dinosaur holograms By Duncan Geere published 2 May 17 Letting people see, touch, and play with virtual dinosaurs.
Nasa's Cassini probe is preparing to plunge between Saturn and its rings By Duncan Geere published 26 April 17 Engineers at Nasa are readying the Cassini probe for its most daring mission yet.
A lamb foetus grew in this artificial womb for four weeks By Duncan Geere published 26 April 17 Extremely premature lambs have been kept alive for weeks in a fluid-filled plastic bag
This newly-discovered ant species is named after Radiohead By Duncan Geere published 25 April 17 Sericomyrmex radioheadi was found in the Venezuelan Amazon and farms fungus for food.
5G will make robot cars safer in bad weather By Duncan Geere published 24 April 17 Finnish researchers are building systems that use 5G network technology to reduce traffic accidents.
Who'll be first to Mars? By Duncan Geere published 23 April 17 At some point in the coming decades we'll put boots on Mars – but who'll make it to the red planet first?
Astronomers have announced the most likely places to hunt for alien life By Duncan Geere published 21 April 17 The Breakthrough Listen initiative has released the preliminary results of its first year hunting the skies for extraterrestrial signals.
This electronic cheetah-bot can help us develop more efficient robots By Duncan Geere published 20 April 17 PhD student Geert Folkertsma at the University of Twente has built a robotic cheetah that he hopes can help optimise the robots of the future