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Researchers have developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing lower-cost, renewable biofuels by programming a photosynthetic microbe to self-destruct.

Dutch researchers developed a way to store electronic spin information into silicon, which could then be manipulated by a new spintronics transistor developed by Toshiba.

Virgin Galactic is to SpaceshipTwo (SS2) today, bringing the company another step closer to realizing its goal of becoming the world’s first commercial space line providing private sector access to space.

Japan’s Sapporo Breweries is launching the world’s first beer produced using malt made 100 percent from “space barley,” which is the fourth generation descendant of the Haruna Nija malting barley that was kept in space for five months during 2006.

The Blunt Umbrella employs a radial tensioning system to perform better in high winds, while removing the potentially dangerous sharp spikes of traditional umbrellas.

The British Library’s new Additional Storage Building (ASB) will use seven robotic cranes to retrieve any of the approximately 7 million items from the UK national collection that will be stored at the facility.

A deal that will see California’s biggest power utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) buying power collected by space-based solar panels and beamed to earth has been given approval by California regulators.

Bugatti is to produce a Tourbillon wristwatch by Parmigiani which doubles as the clock on the dashboard of its latest car and hence will be worn only by those who purchase the US$1,470,000 16C Galibier four door hyperluxury saloon

Google Goggles is a new Android phone app that lets you search the Web using photos taken with our mobile phone instead of words or voice activation.

Recently opened, the Forest School (Elleray Preparatory School) in the Lake District National Park, has three green-built class pods that stand on stilts and make good use of "green" materials and technologies.

Chillchaser's range of outdoor heaters are slimline yet robust and offer a number of interesting features.

The first aircraft in history to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II STOVL stealth fighter, is set to conduct its first hovers and vertical landings