Water Innovation Prize goes to startups targeting methane and wastewater

A startup with a cheap technology for purifying textile wastewater and another with a system to…

'Nanofiber yarn' makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue

The human body is held together by an intricate cable system of tendons and muscles, engineered…

Machine teaching: How people's expertise makes AI even more powerful

Most people wouldn’t think to teach five-year-olds how to hit a baseball by handing them a…

New nanomedicine slips through the cracks

In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts…

Netflix spared as Academy keeps Oscars rule unchanged

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday voted to not change its rule…

China to build moon station in 'about 10 years'

Beijing plans to send a manned mission to the moon and to build a research station…

Egypt: Archaeologists uncover ancient tomb with mummies

Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered an ancient tomb with mummies believed to date back about 2,000…

Graffiti exhibition to showcase role of climate from space

Street art and climate science will combine at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium to highlight the major…

Sign across space

Technology image of the week: Infrared and phosphorescent satellite markers could help future space servicing vehicles…

British PM approves Huawei role in 5G network: report

British Prime Minister Theresa May has given the go-ahead for China’s Huawei to help build a…