Reaching out to early-stage schoolchildren is vital to encourage STEM enthusiasm.

A €6m German research project aims to move quantum communication networks out of the lab and into real-world, multi-node infrastructure.

Funding slashed, data obfuscated, mass sackings, rank uncertainty: what’s it like to be a scientist under Trump’s administration?

Earth-observation satellites deliver data that is critical in monitoring the progress of climate change.

People living near nuclear power plants in the US face a higher risk of cancer compared to the average across the country, researchers at Harvard University have said.

Four astronauts have landed back on Earth from the International Space Station after the decision was taken last week to end their mission early due to a medical problem.

An autonomous AI system capable of screening for cognitive decline using routine clinical documentation has been developed by re

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In engineering, we're always searching for more precise tools, more accurate measurements, and more innovative approaches to solving complex problems.

Motorola Solutions has announced it is opening a new R&D centre in Cork, Ireland, focused on designing software for the company’s comprehensive land mobile radio (LMR) portfolio.

An international research team led by the Photonic Network Laboratory of Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has set a new world record for data transmission speed of 402 terabits per second using commercially-available optical fibre.

Web3 promises a new world of social media where you are the boss. The problem? You are now the boss.

The use of robots in industry is nothing new. For decades, factories have relied on manufacturing automation to improve speed, p

If you’re an engineer, you know the challenge: designing complex systems is only half the battle. Getting the parts made with precision, speed, and consistency is where the real puzzle begins. That’s exactly the problem Xometry solves.

Hyundai Motor Group is planning to integrate humanoid robots into its manufacturing plants in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce the number of ‘hazardous’ tasks undertaken by human operators.

An autonomous underwater robot has completed a 300km journey beneath East Antarctic ice, delivering the first-ever data on ocean conditions and ice shelf melting.

Major tech firms including Google, Amazon and OpenAI have signed an agreement with the White House to bear all the costs associa

Researchers are planning to extract gas that has built up under a landfill site in Wiltshire and use it for heat, power and CO2 in a growing dome to create ideal year-round growing conditions for crops.

Virgin Media O2 has switched on its ‘Direct to Cell’ satellite mobile connectivity, which will rapidly expand data coverage to underserved, primarily rural areas of the UK.

The UK’s first ever geothermal power plant will be going live today, bringing a new source of low-carbon energy generation onto the electricity grid.

A digital reconstruction of the face of the millennia-old fossil ‘Little Foot’ offers fresh insight into early human evolution, according to a study.

Up to £6.65m will fund further development of the planned 18.5km West London Orbital Overground rail service.

Chickpeas have become the first crop to be grown and harvested in simulated lunar soil, according to a new study.

Major tech firms including Google, Amazon and OpenAI have signed an agreement with the White House to bear all the costs associa