Research

UK Driverless Car Trials To Begin Next Year

Pre-Budget statement confirms most “fundamental change” to British transport in decades

9 years ago

Britain’s First Delivery Robots Land In Greenwich

Launch from Starship Technologies will sees robots trialed across the UK this year

9 years ago

Scientists Warn Brexit Would Damage Research

Brexit latest. Leaving the European Union would be bad for science, say 150 scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking

9 years ago

Bill Gates: The Future Is Robots (And Quantum Computing)

Microsoft founder chats AI regulation, hoverboards, and the company’s future in Reddit AMA

9 years ago

What We Learned When We Chilled With Netflix’s Top Innovator

4K HDR, algorithms, a rocketing user base, and virtual reality – what’s Netflix up to in 2016?

9 years ago

Chrome Extension Allows Users To Share Browsing History With Friends And Public

MIT researchers build web history-sharing platform to learn more about browsing habits and give users an idea of what information…

9 years ago

3D Printed ‘Sneezometer’ Can Help Diagnose Asthma

University of Surrey creates 3D printed sneezometer which makes it cheaper and easier to detect respiratory diseases

9 years ago

Google: Self Driving Car Crash Might Be Our Fault

2mph fender-bender was the car’s fault, Google says, but it will learn from its mistakes

9 years ago

Computer Brain Control Helps Paraplegic Man Walk Again

A man paralysed in both legs has walked again after he used a computer to bypass his damaged spinal cord

9 years ago

BT Offers SMEs Cash To Help Create Cities Of The Future

BT Infinity Lab competition launched to generate innovative ideas for future digital products and services

9 years ago

London Is Bringing Smart Technology To The Streets

‘Intelligent’ West End street and noise pollution cuts on list of latest London smart projects

9 years ago

Aston Martin Signs Up Phone Maker LeEco For Electric Cars

Luxury manufacturer will work with Chinese company LeEco to create eco-friendly and connected RapidE S

9 years ago

Google Wants To Solve The World’s Problems With Technology

Search giant rebrands Google Ideas think tank as Jigsaw

9 years ago

Three Big Themes From The Heart And Head Of The Silicon Industry

AMD's Darren Grasby lays out his view on the year ahead

9 years ago

Google’s Driverless Cars Could Be Coming To London

Talks with government follow confirmed trials of driverless cars in Greenwich later this year

9 years ago

Drone Ban Ordered For US Super Bowl

FAA creates 32 mile exclusion zone for drones around the stadium hosting the American Super Bowl

9 years ago

Ireland’s Technology Teachers Strike Over Funding Cuts

Budget cuts blamed in Ireland as lecturers down tools and distrupt tech teaching to students

9 years ago

Why Virtual Reality Could Be The Real 6 Nations Winner

Accenture’s virtual reality app looks to put fans in the thick of the match

9 years ago

Porsche Turns Down Driverless Cars

Consumers would much rather enjoy driving a sports car themselves, Porsche boss says

9 years ago

Dutch Police Unleash Drone-Killing Eagles

Birds of prey trained to take down drones that pose a threat to public safety

9 years ago

Greenwich Will Host UK’s First Driverless Cars In July

Testing of fully autonomous cars on public roads in Southeast London will commence in July

9 years ago

These Ultrathin Chips Could Lead To Super-Efficient Computers

Ultra thin laptops of the future could become a lot thinner, after MIT breakthrough with chip construction

9 years ago

Microsoft Lifts Restrictions On Deep Learning Toolkit, Moves To GitHub

Microsoft's deep learning toolkit is now open to more developers who want to create deep learning models for speech and…

9 years ago

UK Cities Get £40m Fund For Electric Car Rollout

Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London named as winners in Department for Transport’s electric car project

9 years ago

Ford Wants To Use Wearables To Make Driving Safer

Carmaker sets up new research facility to investigate links between wearables and driving

9 years ago

UK Universities Open £23m IoT Research Hub

Government, universities and industry band together for Internet of Things hub, to drive innovation and research

9 years ago

Ford Ramps Up Self-Driving Car Tests

Autonomous vehicles will now be tested on Californian roads as Ford grows research team

9 years ago

Google Takes Major Next Step On Driverless Cars

Research into autonomous vehicles to be separate company under Alphabet umbrella

9 years ago

Japanese Police Get Dedicated Drone Takedown Squad

Nuisance drones could soon find their rotars clipped after Japanese police creates a dedicated drone takedown squad

9 years ago