RoboBees tiny robots fly and use static electricity stick to surfaces
Tiny little robots called RoboBees can fly, land and stick to surfaces by using static electricity – by being able to perch they can...
UFO with green lights flies over airliner Turkish pilots report
What looked like a UFO with a row of green lights flew over an airliner near Istanbul, a crew of Turkish pilots reported. According...
Eurostar slump as terrorist attack jitters keep travellers away
Eurostar says there has been a slump in passenger numbers using its high-speed train service, because terrorist attack jitters are keeping passengers away, in...
Sydney to London hypersonic flight of 2 hours one step closer
Hypersonic flight that would cut a Sydney to London or London to New York trip to 2 hours and 35 minutes respectively is one...
Graphene added to thin rubber makes it stronger and more rubbery
If you add graphene to thin rubber films they become more rubbery, stretchier and stronger, say scientists from the University of Manchester. Graphene -...
The redder the zebra finch the healthier it is so the female thinks
The redder the beak of a zebra finch the healthier it is, so the female bird thinks when she is selecting a mate, says...
Scottish beaches mostly clean but some failed EU standards
A report on Scottish beaches reported that most of them were found to be clean, with seventeen classed as ‘excellent’ following considerably stricter European...
Google files patent for sticky coating on cars designed to reduce crash injuries
Google has filed a patent for a sticky coating that can be placed on driverless vehicles to help mitigate the amount of damage done...
BoE policymaker says UK may need additional monetary stimulus after June vote
Bank of England policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe said that the UK central bank may have to provide the economy additional monetary stimulus if it does...
A red bird is a healthy bird study finds
A red bird is a healthy bird – a new study found that heightened redness in a bird’s colouring may be a sign of...