3 January 2023
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s strange-looking X-59 plane is set to fly early in 2023, and it is designed to break the sound barrier quietly rather than creating a huge sonic boom
3 May 2022
A device that uses electrodes to stimulate points on the neck can force a wearer to turn their head – which could be used to direct attention in virtual reality environments
2 January 2019
From simply flying planes in straighter lines to sucking fuel from thin air, a raft of new technologies that could help us fly guilt-free are in the offing
16 November 2018
Players of a video game must kill a virtual parasite by changing the temperature of their gut, which is measured by an ingestible sensor
16 May 2018
So much social media data has been siphoned off and stored in the name of research that questions over its security were only a matter of time, says Paul Marks
30 April 2018
Covering surfaces with a thin layer of conductive material lets you turn on lights and fast-forward films by touching the wall
26 April 2018
Concerns about use of social media by children and teens are multiplying. But is heavy-handed intervention the solution, wonders Paul Marks
5 April 2018
A South Korean university has dismissed fears it would work on killer robots. The dispute reflects growing worries over autonomous weapons, says Paul Marks
16 March 2018
The internet of things is coming thick and fast but so are the warnings that security of devices is poor. The lack of action is alarming, says Paul Marks
2 March 2018
Strictly and Dancing with the Stars judges could be replaced by a robot judge called HappyFeet. It can watch people dance and rate their moves
