For decades, fluorescent proteins have been among the most powerful tools in biology. They glow when illuminated, allowing scientists to see where molecules are inside cells and how they move. From ...

CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. At its simplest form, a microresonator is a tiny device that can trap light and ...

From the outside, Sigma Precision Components looks like many other precision engineering firms dotted around the Midlands: low-slung buildings, a steady flow of trucks, a workforce in hi-vis and ...

This month, Ford and China’s Xiaomi both denied reports that they were considering a joint venture to produce vehicles in the US. Their denials are unlikely to stop the rumours. Such a tie-up has ...

I’m deep inside Lego’s headquarters in Billund, Denmark, in a private office that’s part of the company’s Creative Play Lab. The secretive division of 237 staff based here and in London, Boston, and ...

A simple sensor inside the mailbox can cue an instant voice alert indoors First, set up the YoLink motion sensor using its app, and then attach it to the inside of the mailbox (it's magnetic). Next, ...

HONG KONG: The burgeoning development of artificial intelligence has found a sultry new frontier in the sex robot industry, as a Chinese company unveils a new series of realistic dolls designed to ...

Kancheepuram: It’s half past midnight in Kancheepuram’s SEZ. The UV lights are on in what looks like an almost emptied-out factory floor. Its eerie silence is broken by a quiet melodic beep, like an ...