Duncan Geere

Strange bursts of radio waves are puzzling astrophysicists. Could they be evidence of advanced technology?

The International Potato Center has published research showing that potatoes can grow under Mars' atmospheric conditions

Biometric engineers at Hong Kong Baptist University have developed a "lip motion password" that uses your lip movements as a security measure.

Rutgers University engineers have developed a computer model that can predict when people are busy and restrict smartphone notifications during that time.

Cambridge University biologists have created a structure resembling a mouse embryo from two types of stem cell

Doctors at Rush University Medical Center have warned that the benefits of a "quantified self" lifestyle can be outweighed by the stress it causes in some people.

Biologists at the University of Manchester have developed a self-replicating computer that uses DNA to make calculations

Optical engineers have invented a new kind of display that creates three-dimensional images in a liquid.

The Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star in the Aquarius constellation.

It allows people with paralysis to type with the highest speeds and accuracy levels reported to date.

In Depth Cloning has come on leaps and bounds in the past two decades, but ethical questions remain.

A global team of researchers is preparing to switch on the Event Horizon Telescope, which will be capable of imaging a black hole.

A team of engineers has developed a robotic insect that can run faster and more efficiently than real insects found in nature.

The Recording Academy has posthumously honoured engineer Alan Dower Blumlein with a technical Grammy award.

David Keeports from Mills College in California has uncovered why musicians prefer the sound of valve amps over their solid state cousins.

Psychologists have proved that people using Facebook or surfing the web suffer impaired time perception

1.8 billion light years from Earth, a black hole has been slowly consuming a star for the last 10 years.

Engineers at Hiroshima University have built a terahertz transmitter capable of data transfer speeds exceeding 100 Gbps.

Researchers have published industrial blueprints for the construction of a large-scale ion-trapping quantum computing system.

MIT engineers have developed a wrist-mounted artificial intelligence that can detect a conversation's tone.

A Japanese spacecraft designed to pull space junk out of orbit has run into a malfunction, scientists have reported.

An international physics collaboration has shown that there is evidence supporting a holographic explanation of the Universe.

Breaths, swipes and skin-taps are among the possibilities developed by Georgia Tech engineers.

Astronomers measuring how fast the Universe is expanding have found that their results don't line up with others, hinting at 'new physics'.

Swedish researchers are working on electroactive fabrics that could one day be woven into future clothes to help people move