Robot wars ‘still a long way off’

Despite the US Department of Defense once predicting that a third of US fighting strength would be composed of robots by 2015, experts warn...

Future computers could rewire themselves

Future microchips may have only one type of component, capable of rewiring itself to do different jobs.Researchers from Northwestern University in the US have...

NASA Detects Comet Storm In Nearby Solar System

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected signs of icy bodies raining down in an alien solar system. The downpour resembles our own solar system...

The scary prospect of global drone warfare

Drone technology is spreading rapidly. As many as 50 countries are developing or purchasing these systems, including China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and Iran.Even...

Can train technology reinvent the wheel?

Rail transport has not fundamentally changed in the 200 years since the invention of metal rails but a new wave of transport ideas -...

Researchers warn of new Stuxnet worm

Researchers have found evidence that the Stuxnet worm, which alarmed governments around the world, could be about to regenerate. Stuxnet was a highly complex piece...

ALCATEL comes back strong and loud

MANILA, Philippines  -- The mobile phone industry in the Philippines has been continuously growing through the years and different brands have competed in bringing...

Machine uses artificial vision to detect rotten oranges

A machine that uses artificial vision and UV rays to scan through citrus fruits and get rid of rotten ones has been developed in...

How ‘geotags’ could track developing world science

Online tools reveal a lot about world science — except location. 'Geotags' can fill a knowledge gap and throw up surprises, says Nigel Pitman.Anyone...

Analogue TV signals to end in October 2012

UK analogue TV signals will end on 24 October 2012, Digital UK has said. The last place to enjoy the 80-year-old transmission technology will be...