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Graphene consists of carbon atoms only one atomic layer thick, with the unique characteristic that its electrons behave as if they have zero mass

Science

Researchers take first steps towards strain-based graphene engineering

Researchers have found a way to control ripples in graphene sheets, making graphene-based chips one step closer to reality.

Automotive

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Intelligent (E)state-of-the-art

The fifth generation of the Mercedes Benz E-Class Estate will become available early next year with its nine airbags, adaptive damping, self-levelling rear suspension, adaptive highbeam, drowsiness detection and powered tailgate.

Drawers that open remotely or with the brush of a hand

Around The Home

The remote-controlled kitchen arrives

Anvil Motion has created a kitchen where, by choosing say, the ‘baking’ scene on a touch panel remote control, the cupboard doors slide vertically to reveal the oven, the utensils, the ingredients and the recipe books … all in unison.

Capable of speeds of 39 nautical miles per hour, the Austal 102 will provide smooth sailing in even the heaviest seas

Marine

Is this the world’s best ship design? The Austal 102 trimaran

In an exclusive interview, Austal's head of R&D talks about their revolutionary trimaran design, why the US Navy chose it and what makes their new model even better.

The truck of the future could have an on-board digital co-driver that can even take over if the driver loses control

Automotive

Virtual co-drivers will make trucks of the future safer

Technology is being developed to provide the truck of the future with an on-board digital co-driver that assists the driver or even takes over if the driver loses control.

A picture from the patent filing for General Fusion’s proposed fusion reactor.

Energy

Canadian startup proposes nuclear fusion power plant at a bargain price

Canadian startup, General Fusion, is claiming it can build a relatively low-tech prototype nuclear fusion power plant within the next decade for less than a billion dollars.

Photography

Invisible Flash sheds new light on photography in the dark

Researchers at New York University have developed an almost invisible flash photography system, the dark flash system

Is the QSST the future of supersonic transport?

Aircraft

Keeping supersonic transport quiet

The QSST luxury jet offers supersonic speeds and eco-credentials

Automotive

Mazda MX-5 Superlight without a windscreen

In order to commemorate two decades of the best-selling two-seat sports car in the world, Mazda has released a special edition in Japan, but the prospect of something even more special looms at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show...

The Pipistril has high hopes for the CGFC event

Aircraft

NASA competition offers green challenge for air travel

NASA offers USD$1.5 million to successful development of green air travel.

A film of strontium titanate and the single crystal of silicon on which it was madePic credit: Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh

Science

Putting the squeeze on crystals could see an end to computer boot stages

Waiting for your computer to boot up could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a materials science technique that may allow a new class of electronic devices that remember their last state, even after power is turned off.

The new scaffold mimics bone and cartilage when implanted into a joint

Body and Mind

Radical tissue scaffold to treat knee injuries

A new tissue scaffold that can stimulate bone and cartilage growth potentially offers an easier, more effective, as well as less expensive and painful, substitute to existing treatments.

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