Science & Technology

Some books are just toxic

But it's not necessarily the content that makes you sick

Oct 18 •

Machines made flesh

Robots may one day move with muscular grace, thanks to lab-grown tissue, but will these 'bio-bots' be plagued by cramps?

Sep 20 •

A visit to the dentist just got even hairer...

Dental scientists have proposed repairing teeth with human hair

Aug 23 •

Electronics get some skin in the game

New heat sensitive 'skin' could enable lightweight night-vision glasses

Jul 25 •

Printing makes a space engine

Engineers have used 3D printing technology to develop a low-cost thruster able to manoeuvre small satellites in space

Jun 13 •

Chornobyl farm land is good to grow

Scientists claim agricultural land affected by the 1986 nuclear accident is finally safe for farming

Jun 6 •

Pterosaurs aren't done flying yet

These fossilised flying reptiles still have a few tricks to show modern aviation

May 9 •

Reality is what you make it

Seeing is believing, but when our vision is augmented by technology can we trust what it shows us?

May 2 •

The muck we breathe pollutes our thinking

Air pollution clouds the mind and makes everyday tasks challenging, say scientists

Feb 15 •

Walk a million years in her shoes

Cutting edge simulations are making Lucy walk again to help figure out the evolution of humanity's ability to run

Feb 7 •

En guard! If you're in a wheelchair, make a seat

The designers of the low-cost SwordSeat hope it will encourage greater participation in wheelchair fencing

Jan 24 •

“Cancer has many faces: This is mine”

The 'I'm Still Me' portrait exhibition in Leeds offers a poignant reflection on cancer and facial difference

Jan 3 •

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