Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in quantum computing that they say will dramatically improve data encryption, fairness, and security — a concrete step toward using quantum computers for practical tasks that are currently impossible with today’s supercomputers.

TECHNOLOGY A team of US-South Korean scientists has developed a groundbreaking technology to dramatically improve lithium-sulphur...

The world’s largest 3D-printed housing estate is nearing completion just outside Austin, Texas.

Solarpunk started out as a speculative fiction genre. Now it informs sustainable architecture and design.

Researchers have developed a new solid-state lithium-sulphur battery that boosts the range of electric vehicles.

Researchers say using very small magnets to wirelessly trigger specific nerve cells in the brain could help those with Parkinson’s Disease.

MIT engineers have synthesised a new material that can absorb “record-breaking” vapour.

Hyper-realistic sign language avatars from a NZ start-up open pathways to learning in the deaf community and can also help in an emergency.

Biax could help the building industry eliminate 25,000 tonnes of polystyrene from foundations each year — a lot for a lightweight material.

Scientists have found a way to convert waste paper into a crucial component of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Zapped with solar electrical currents, struggling coral reefs can self-repair quickly — and even grow where none have existed before.

A new postage-stamp-sized ultrasound adhesive delivers clear images of the heart, lungs and other internal organs for up to 48 hours.

In arid Morocco, fog nets are being used to provide drinking water to thousands of villagers in remote mountain communities.

UK scientists have been using blue-green algae to power a small computer chip continuously for a year using just ambient light and water.

Deep red light therapy is commonly used as a cosmetic treatment. Scientists now say it improves declining vision, as we age.

Weather prediction technology has become so precise in recent years that tornadoes are almost always foreseen.

To make searching for a house or apartment easier, tech companies such as Kenya-based xPodd.com have designed apps to bypass agents.

Engineers have developed a prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands and patting a cat.

A Kenyan university lecturer is changing his country’s future by delivering internet connectivity via the moon.

Three inventors could be just about to radically transform wind power. Small is indeed beautiful.