Boaty McBoatface ultra popular name for research ship but Minister not keen
If you invited members of the public to name the UK’s new polar research ship, and hundreds of thousands of them overwhelmingly chose Boaty...
Transit of Mercury make sure you use special filters to protect eyes
When you watch the transit of Mercury on 9th May – next Monday – make sure your equipment is fitted with special, approved filters...
Tiniest machine ever made heralds new chapter in nanorobotics
The tiniest machine ever made – only a few billionths of a metre in diameter – heralds a new chapter in nanorobotics, says a...
Robot looks like human created for Mars missions by Scottish scientists
A team of Scottish scientists has created a robot that looks like a human, intended for future NASA Mars missions. The humanoid machine –...
Over 250 million email passwords stolen in major security breach
More than 250 million email usernames and passwords have been stolen in a major security breach and are being used by "Russia's criminal underworld,"...
Tesla aims to build 500,000 all-electric cars by 2018
Tesla Motors plans on seriously ramping up production of its fully-electric vehicles.
The company said that it would aims to build a total of 500,000...
Intercontinental Exchange won’t make a bid for London Stock Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has said that it will not be making an offer to acquire the London...
IBM quantum processor available to public to run experiments
IBM says it has made its quantum processor available to the public on IBM Cloud so that users can run experiments. The American multinational...
Humanoid robot for Mars missions developed by Edinburgh scientists and NASA
A humanoid robot is being developed by Edinburgh scientists and NASA in preparation for Mars missions. The robot - called Valkyrie – is 1.8...
Carl Jones wins conservation prize for saving animal species
Professor Carl Jones, from Carmarthen in Wales, has won this year’s prestigious conservation prize – the 2016 Indianapolis Prize – for saving at least...