What makes Paris look like Paris?
Visual data mining of Google identifies cities’ distinctive details.
Edison’s nickel-iron battery gets a 21st century makeover
A century old design could be used in electric vehicles, much as Edison originally envisioned.
Powering a mobile phone with a T-shirt
Soon you will be able to charge your mobile phone with a humble T-shirt.
Sorry molluscs, can’t hide from the mantis shrimp
Researchers are looking at the club of the Peacock mantis shrimp as inspiration for designing strong materials.
Silkmoth antennae spark eureka moment for scientists
The most powerful explosive detection device to date has been developed by a group of European researchers, but the idea behind the system isn’t entirely new, in fact a little moth species has…
DNA strands self-assemble to make nanoscale artworks
Artistically crafted nanotechnology could enable the development of new tools to deliver drugs directly into disease sites in the body.
