Cosmic rain

Brick bargain

The vertical shaft brick kiln technology reduces energy consumption and breakage of bricks

By Jove, what a pull

Data from a spacecraft points towards the existence of a magnetic field in a Jovian moon

Cool creation

A cold storage system that does without power and skilled labour has been developed

Tidal comets

Fat-checker

Feeling the gut

Material bliss

A new technique promises to make the material scientists' job easier

Timing it right

Memories...

...and gadgets to keep them safe

Carbon Valley

We are one step closer to part two of the microelectronic revolution

A clean burn

Hollow optic fibre

The laptop talks!

Liquid crystals produce sounds. Will we have tiny speakers?

Battery innovation

An eye for detail

Robots at your service

An electronic butler to cater to your every whim

Iron batteries

Freeze the sewage

Canadian engineers develop a no-effluent discharge technology

Lead-free motors

Safe X-rays

Bright prospects

Consumer electronics may benefit from new advances

Killing shortcuts

Car navigation systems can be dangerous for pedestrians in residential areas

Efficient chainsaw engine

Cleaner and efficient

A few small holes in the manifold may be all that takes to improve engine efficiency