William Bown

Complex programmers outsmart Euclid

Is government funding harming Britain's research?

How to mould an X-rated lolly

Pharaohs' flying machine runs into turbulence

Focus: Today we will design a hamburger - In technology classes children are taught the principles of cookery and design. But they are missing out on practical skills

It's official: there is a brain drain

How card forgers withdraw cash on demand

Revamp promised for British research

Technology

Technology: Fractal maths adds up to a clearer vision

Only fools still hunt for elusive red mercury

Science: Mathematicians learn how to tame chaos

Free trade 'undermines the environment'