Polar ice tests show greater human impact on emissions
UK-based scientists have directly observed living bacteria in polar ice and snow, the first time this has been done. The research challenges previous established thinking that the Antarctic environmen ...
Recycled CO2 shoes with no carbon footprint
A New York product development firm creates a "footprintless" shoe from recycled CO2 to showcase progressive, new ways to capture gaseous waste from power plants. Elly Park reports.
Test for carbon monoxide in the body could help diagnose disease
A quick and reliable way of detecting carbon monoxide gas in the body could act as an early warning system for doctors trying to diagnose diseases, according to researchers in London. Stuart McDill ha ...
Robot avatar Walk-Man debuts slimmer, quicker physique
A new and improved version of the humanoid robot Walk-Man is tested as a robotic avatar for supporting emergency response teams, as Matthew Stock reports.
Unbreakable phone screen prototype will smash competition, say creators
University of Sussex scientists have devised a new way to make smartphone touch screens cheaper and less breakable, while improving their environmental footprint. Jim Drury reports.
Graphene brain implant could turn thoughts into speech
Wonder material graphene is helping scientists build brain implants to decode neural signals and then send them to a speech synthesiser. Matthew Stock reports.