Flap-free plane a first for aviation, say engineers
A new era of aviation could soon take off following the successful test flight of a jet-powered UAV, which uses an integrated blown-air system to manoeuvre, developed by the University of Manchester a ...
Jumping robot among winners at annual robotics show
Robots with human-like sensory information proved on trend at Montreal's annual International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
Mixed reality ‘escape room’ recreates WW2
Computer scientists in England are using augmented and virtual reality technology to recreate the lives of telegraphers so you can experience it in a "escape room" situation. Pascale Davies reports.
Ai-Da the robot paints a picture of the future
Wearing a white blouse and her dark hair hanging loose, Ai-Da looks like any artist at work as she studies her subject and puts pencil to paper. But the beeping from her bionic arm gives her away - Ai ...
Drones take to the skies for bigger Ivorian harvests
An Ivorian agri-tech company is introducing locally assembled and programmed drone technology to help farmers boost their crop production. Lauren Anthony reports.
Apple challenges Google, Facebook with ‘sign-in’
Apple is making another big push for privacy. On Monday at its annual developer conference WWDC it launched a "Sign in with Apple" function. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.