Niall

Space debris could be cleaned and radioactive uranium removed from water. Solar modules - especially in the desert - need to be dusted regularly...

Electric energy can be retained in air or by heating carbon blocks. Data, meanwhile, can be stored in DNA. Natural DNA strands consist of...

This gripping arm can lift goods just like an elephant’s trunk. Now, a Danish research team has developed a robot to oversee the quality...

Nowadays you can find almost everything online, including films made by and starring Black people. Now, a woman from Milwaukee is providing further insight...

Flexible building design is good for the environment. Traditional cement production is not as it's responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions. A statistic that...

Special sponges could remove oil slicks from the ocean. If only treating cancer was as simple. A bioengineering research team from Houston has developed...

Winged beasts can teach us a lot about aerodynamics and joint protection. Insects are an incredibly important part of our world. Now, thanks to...

Young people are interested in sustainability and innovation. Some can conjure a smile from unlikely sources. Thanks to two Californian primary school teachers and...

There are ‘sweet solutions’ for rare earths. Bacteria, meanwhile, can be used to break down metals. Now, a research team at Northwestern University is...

Lang may yer lum leek. A common enough expression in Scots, but good luck working out what it means. An Inuk woman from Canada...