Research and Development

The Hyperloop is to carry passengers at up to 750mph through a tube from Los Angeles to San Francisco - image courtesy of SpaceX

SpaceX announce Hyperloop high-speed travel pod design contest

ESA's Philae lander was the first ever probe to land on a comet. Image courtesy of ESA.

Philae comet lander comes back to life after 200-day hibernation

Amazon and Apple have both registered patents for ear recognition technology

Amazon patents ear recognition for smartphones but only after Apple

Virgin Atlantic A330 aircraft - image courtesy of Virgin Atlantic, PRNewsFoto & Honeywell Aerospace.

Virgin Atlantic first to implement new Honeywell efficiency system

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Axter Aerospace have developed an electric engine for light planes to use in case of an emergency.

New electric engine set to improve light aircraft safety

A Google self-driving car - image courtesy of Google

Human error responsible for half of Google self-driving car accidents

Law case legal judge judgement ruling generic - image courtesy of DFC

Streamlined global design rights protection becoming a reality

A rendering of the Lockheed Martin future supersonic advanced concept featuring two engines under the wings and one on top of the fuselage - image courtesy of Lockheed Martin and NASA.

NASA invests in studies to help make commercial supersonic planes a reality

Endomag has pioneered a new breast cancer diagnostic tool that avoids the use of radioactive tracers in determining the spread of cancer through the lymphatic system.

Promising new lung cancer drug MPDL3280A backed by FDA

Fabric woven with the Project Jacquard conductive yarn. Image courtesy of Google.

Google debuts new electronic smart fabrics

The LightSail space craft. Image courtesy of The Planetary Society.

Experimental LightSail satellite dead in orbit