Surgeons perform world’s first human eye transplant
Surgeons in New York have performed the first ever transplant of an entire human eye. In surgery that took 21 hours, they restored large parts of a patient's face and reconnected a…
Silicone rubber robots could vastly improve mobility for the infirm, say researchers
Flexible, soft robots containing muscle-like actuators could revolutionise rehabilitation for the infirm, say researchers at Switzerland's EPFL.…
World’s tallest wooden building could herald ‘age of timber’
High-rise wooden buildings, such as 14-storey apartment building "The Tree" in Norway, are altering city skylines in what the timber industry is heralding a new era that will deny the supremacy of…
Anti-collision tech helps planes, drones ‘see and avoid’
The first app-based solution to help drone owners and general aviation (GA) pilots avoid collision has been launched in Switzerland.…
The robots built to clean up our nuclear mess
Sellafield is the birthplace of Britain's nuclear industry and it's also the site of its worst disaster. With many facilities sealed off and out of bounds to humans, the region has become…
Facebook’s Integration of Virtual Reality and Sports
Dan Reed, Facebook's global head of sports partnerships, discusses the company's integration of virtual reality and sports.…
Two-legged robot “Cassie” demonstrates complex locomotion
Oregon State University launches a robot business aimed at bringing "legged locomotion" to wide-scale use.…
India launches record 104 satellites at one go
India launches more than a hundred satellites in a single mission.…
Moon much older than previously thought
A UCLA-led research team reports that the moon is at least 40 to 140 million years older than previously thought.…
‘Robots’ explores what it means to be human
London's Science Museum opens the largest ever exhibition of humanoid robots on Wednesday, exploring our 500-year history of recreating life through automation.…
Twitter to Crack Down on Abusive Tweets
Twitter says it has come up with new ways to make abusive tweeters less effective: hiding their content and preventing banned users from creating new accounts.…