The idea of printing a light bulb may seem bizarre, but US engineers are now developing an ink-jet printing technology to do just that. The research at the University of California in Berkeley will allow fully assembled electric and electronic gadgets to be printed in one go.
The idea of printing a light bulb may seem [...]

A record breaking uncrewed solar aeroplane developed by NASA crashed into the Pacific during a test flight on Thursday. The Helios aircraft held the altitude record for a non-rocket-powered aircraft after ascending to 29,500 metres in August 2001.
The experimental remote-controlled plane crash-landed 29 minutes after taking off from a US air base on [...]

Software engineers have programmed a computer to investigate suspicious deaths. It can help detectives distinguish between deaths caused by murder, suicide, accident or natural causes.
The software has been designed to help detectives solve complex cases by prompting them to explore lines of enquiry other than those that appear obvious. “It takes an overview of all [...]

The first commercial subsea power station to harness the tidal currents of the open sea was hooked up to an electricity grid on Saturday. The rise and fall of the sea, caused by the Moon’s gravitational tug on the Earth, could be generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes within five years if the [...]

Scientists have built a minute, functioning vascular system – the branching network of blood vessels which supply nutrients and oxygen to tissues – in a significant step towards building whole organs.
Conventional tissue engineering methods have successfully grown structural tissues such as skin and cartilage in the lab. But not being able to create the supporting [...]