How your private emails can spread all over the world MarkHorn/GettyBySallyAdeeSNAP.Youpresstheshuttericononyourphoneandcaptureaphotoofyourbabydaughter.Withacoupleofswipes

2019-03-02 14:17:01

Getting up to speed on ethanol ETHANOLoftengetsabadrapasabiofuel

2019-03-02 14:09:01

Robot special: Almost human Robotsareonthemarch.Already

2019-03-02 12:13:01

Pigeons to set up a smog blog Gotyourownblogyet?Ifnotyou’dbetterhurryupifyoudon’twanttobebeatentoitbyaflockofpigeons.Laterthisyear20ofthebirdswilltaketotheskiesaboveSanJose

2019-03-02 12:10:01

Metadating helps you find love based on your everyday data REX/ShutterstockByAvivaRutkinONESaturdaynightlastyear

2019-03-02 12:03:01

Individual mobile homes for living cells THEwayspidersilkhardenswhenexposedtoairhasinspiredengineerstobuildmicrocapsulescapableofhousinglivingcells.Sang-HoonLee

2019-03-02 12:02:01

Kids can pick up attitude from robots they play and learn with PersonalRobotsGroup/MITByTimothyRevellArtificialintelligencehasanewjob:settingagoodexampleforyourkids.Itseemsthatchildren’sbehaviourcanbeinfluencedbythepersonalityofarobotcompanion–playingwithanenth

2019-03-02 09:20:01

The father of the Gaia hypothesis shares his greatest invention NickAnsell/PAIN1957

2019-03-02 09:20:01

Editorial: We need to hear the bad news INTHEUS

2019-03-02 09:17:01

NHS to start prescribing health apps that help manage conditions OxfordUniversityHospitalsNHSFoundationTrustByMattReynoldsThefutureofhealthcarecouldbeinyourpocket.Twonewmedicalappsthathelppeoplemonitortheirhealthathome

2019-03-02 09:08:01

New advice is use fewer passwords – why the change of tack? DavidMalan/GettyThemindsbehindtheUK’sGovernmentCommunicationsHeadquarters(GCHQ)–heirsofcode-breakingcomputingpioneerAlanTuring–havepronouncedthatlong-standingadviceoninternetpasswordsecurityisineffect

2019-03-02 08:14:01

Teacher body cams are not the answer to bad classroom behaviour JackTaylor/GettyImagesTeachersintwoUKsecondaryschoolsaretakingpartinatrialofbody-mountedvideo

2019-03-02 05:07:01

Editorial: Google whacked over Chinese censorship GOOGLE’Shalohaslostabitofitsshine.Thecompanythathasdefineditselfasthechampionofinternetuserswithitsslogan“Don’tbeevil”wasslammedlastweekashypocriticalandself-servingforgoingaheadwithaChineseversionofi

2019-03-02 05:05:01

How to build better sex robots: stop making them look human ZackaryCanepari/PanosPicturesIT’Stoolateforthisyear

2019-03-02 04:18:01

Answering the cellphone-radiation question ByCarolineWilliamsandDuncanGraham-RoweITSTARTEDwithaLarryKingshowin1993.Larry’sguest

2019-03-02 04:15:01

US in U-turn over nuclear reprocessing EVENasitcampaignsagainstIran’snuclearprogramme

2019-03-02 03:20:01

Microsoft app helps people with ALS speak using just their eyes GazeSpeak

2019-03-02 03:20:01

Gun-toting motorists more prone to road rage GUNlobbyistsliketorepeatthequoteoftenattributedtoAmericanwriterRobertHeinlein

2019-03-02 03:19:01

Virtual reality weather add-ons let you feel the sun and wind NationalUniversityofSingaporeByTimothyRevellVirtualrealitydevicescanalreadyfoolyoureyesandears.Soonyourothersenseswillbefooledtoo

2019-03-02 03:12:01

Robot special: Get a grip ByGregoryT.HuangCLADsmartlyinawhiteflightsuit

2019-03-02 03:04:01

Sex and dentistry: I made a fellatio prosthetic for my mouth Kuang-YiKuByFrankSwainTomyright

2019-03-02 02:19:01

Gizmo EverwonderedwhereSaturnis?Anewelectronicsignpostwilltellyou.Justpluginanyplanet

2019-03-02 02:12:01

Robot special: Walk this way ByPhilipBallTHEY’REeverywhere.FromtheImperialWalkersofStarWarstothealientripodsfromWaroftheWorlds

2019-03-02 02:03:01

Tiny 3D-printed camera lens could give drones vision like ours Freder/GettyByMattReynoldsOnelensisgood

2019-03-02 01:12:01

Feels sensational, says robot finger ROBOTScanreachpeopletrappedunderacollapsedbuilding

2019-03-02 01:02:01

French train sets new speed record ByNewScientistTechandReutersAFrenchTGVtrainsetanewworldspeedrecordasithurtleddownanewlybuilttrackat574.8kilometres(357miles)perhourinthecountry’sChampagneregiononTuesday.Thetrain

2019-03-01 13:18:01

Wearable computing – in the fibres themselves ByDuncanGraham-Rowe(Image:NatureMaterials)AwearablematerialthatperformssimplelogicoperationselectronicallyhasbeendemonstratedbyscientistsinSweden.Conventionalelectronicscanbewovenintoclothing

2019-03-01 12:20:01

Computer-vision sees animals like humans do Isthatanelephantrunningtowardsyouorapileofrocks?Sinceyourlifemaydependonit,

2019-03-01 12:10:01

Beetle's beauty lies in imperfection THEancientEgyptiansworshippeditandstrovetoduplicateitsiridescentcolours.Nowphysicistshavelaidbarethesecretofthescarabbeetle’sunusuallyvibrantshells.Gymnopleurusvirensbeetleshaveshellsthatchangefromred

2019-03-01 12:05:01

Bigger is dirtier, even for hybrid vehicles ISTHEREsuchathingasanenvironmentallyfriendlysportsutilityvehicle?NotaccordingtoMilindKandlikarandConorReynoldsattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainVancouver

2019-03-01 12:04:01

How to make a brain transparent ByRoxanneKhamsi(Image:Hans-UlrichDodtetal./NatureMethods)(Image:Hans-UlrichDodtetal./NatureMethods)(Image:HansUlrichDodt)Theentireneuralnetworkofamouse’sbrainhasbeenseenin3Dforthefirsttime

2019-03-01 12:03:01

A slimming treatment for artificial lungs ByCelesteBieverArtificiallungsarecumbersomebeasts

2019-03-01 10:15:01

Large Hadron Collider suffers serious setback ByAnilAnanthaswamyTheLargeHadronCollider(LHC)

2019-03-01 10:12:01

Electric shades switch off the sun BySunworshipperswillsoonbeabletobuysunglassesthatchangeshadeatthetouchofabutton.Unlikethelensesofexistingphotochromicsunglasses

2019-03-01 10:01:01

FBI investigates virtual casinos in Second Life ByNewScientistTechandReuters(Image:SecondLife/LindenLab)FBIinvestigatorshavevisitedSecondLife’sinternetcasinosattheinvitationofthevirtualworld’screatorLindenLab

2019-03-01 09:19:01

Gizmo Anaircraftpoweredonlybyafuelcellandbatteriesistoundergoflighttestinglaterthisyear.Theprototypecraft

2019-03-01 09:13:01

US military wants $10m space-weapon funding ByJeffHechtTheUSMissileDefenseAgency(MDA)wants$10milliontoinvestigatespace-basedweaponsoverthenextyear.AsPentagonbudgetsgo

2019-03-01 09:13:01

Nano-generator could power tiny devices ByMichaelReilly(Image:Science)ThedaywhenyoucanchargeyourcellphoneoriPodjustbygoingforastrollaroundtheblockcouldbeastepcloser

2019-03-01 09:04:01

Triangular strut system 'shrinks' in the heat ByTomSimonite(Image:RoyalSociety/JosephGrima)StructuresthatrespondtorisingtemperaturebymovinginacarefullycontrolledmannerarebeingdevelopedbyscientistsinMalta.Thematerialcontainsaframeworksofstruts

2019-03-01 09:04:01

Electronic threads weave smarter fabric ByDuncanGraham-RoweATRANSISTORmadeonlyoffibreisopeningthewaytointelligentfabrics–tomakeclothesthatcouldmonitorthevitalsignsofathletesorrescueworkers

2019-03-01 07:08:01

Visual-cortex simulator sees animals as humans do ByCelesteBiever(Image:ThomasSerre/MIT)Thehumanbraincantellthedifferencebetweenatigerandamovingbranchinlessthan20milliseconds

2019-03-01 05:19:01

Social networks: Big and lively or small and stable? ByKurtKleinerSimplemathematicalprinciplesmaygovernthestabilityofmanytypesofsocialnetwork

2019-03-01 05:02:01

Superconductors inspire quantum test for dark energy ByZeeyaMeraliDARKenergyissobefuddlingthatit’scausingsomephysiciststodotheirsciencebackwards.“Usuallyyouproposeyourtheoryandthenworkoutanexperimenttotestit

2019-03-01 05:02:01

Invention: Bionic feet ByJustinMullins(Image:MIT)Motorsthatmimicthewayhumanmusclesworkarerevolutionisingthedevelopmentofprostheticlimbs.AmongtheleadersinthisareaistheBiomechatronicsLabatMITinCambridge

2019-03-01 05:02:01

See yourself as others see you online ByWhatyouronlineprofilesaysaboutyoumaynotbewhatyouexpect.PsychologistSamGoslingoftheUniversityofTexas

2019-03-01 04:17:01

Surgical drill feels its way through tissue ByTomSimoniteAmedicaldrillbeingtestedintheUKsimplifiesdelicatesurgicalproceduresbysensingthepropertiesofsurroundingtissue.Ithasalreadybeenusedtogiveprofoundlydeafpatientscochlearimplants–aprocessthatr

2019-03-01 04:16:01

Aircraft swarm around single airborne controller ByPaulMarks(Image:CraigHoyle/FlightInternational)Fighterpilotswillonedaybeabletocontrolentiresquadronsofuncrewedcombataircraftaswellastheirownplane

2019-03-01 04:10:01

Space, the final war zone? A$10millionrequestbythePentagontohelpfundaprototypespace-basedmissiledefencesystemissoundingthealarmforthosewhofearspacemaybeturnedintoashootinggallery.WhilethisisnomorethansmallchangeforthePentagon

2019-03-01 04:02:01

Tireless, reliable physio-robots take on stroke paralysis ByEmmaYoungTWOdaysbeforehis40thbirthday

2019-03-01 02:07:01

Packaging – unwrapped ByJessicaMarshallILOST2poundstheweekIgaveuppackaging.Amongaislesandaislesofneatlywrappedgoodsalmosteverythingatmylocalgrocerystorewasoff-limits.Onlyaselectionoffruitandvegetablesmadethegrade.FormilkIc

2019-03-01 01:19:01