A Japanese robot has shattered the world record for cracking a Rubik's Cube by solving the puzzle in the blink of an eye. The bot, created by Mitsubishi Electric, completed…
Sophia the humanoid robot has stunned the public during a surprise appearance at an international art fair in Dubai. The social female robot developed by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson…
A flower seed vending machine to help save wild bees has been invented by a pair of schoolgirl sisters in Germany. Louisa Boucheloukh, nine, and her 13-year-old sister Zohra raised…
An Austrian company is aiming to build the world's longest gondola in a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Caribbean island of Dominica. Austrian ropeways and people mover manufacturer Doppelmayr…
A British company has provoked fury after releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild that could produce new strains of super-mozzies, say critics. UK-based Oxitec say the hacked insects contain…
A new pioneering technique developed at the University of Michigan can blast tumours in a non-invasive way, with experts saying that in 80 percent of cases, they do not grow…
Scientists are urging a rethink on the way landfill sites that every year absorb billions of tons of solid waste manage the gas produced which they say could be a…
Construction at the world's biggest telescope in a Chilean desert is "making progress" following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is under construction on top…
Russia has launched a perfume that captures the scents of metals and leather used in a newly-presented fighter jet. The state-owned company Rostec (State Corporation for the Promotion of the…