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The textiles industry isn't exactly a poster child for eco-friendliness, due to its use of toxic dyes. An alternative has recently been developed by scientists who discovered that E. coli bacteria can produce a blue dye known as indigoidine.​

Astronomy researchers have created a specialized camera for hunting small, Earth-like exoplanets that can be millions of times fainter than the star which they orbit, and are often lost in its glare

University of Washington researchers have developed Wi-Fi transmissions that use 10,000 times less power than conventional methods. Known as Passive Wi-Fi, the system also uses 1,000 times less power than current energy-efficient wireless communication platforms, like ZigBee and Bluetooth LE.​

Two marine scientists have shown that autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can be programmed to make independent decisions and trigger new missions in real time based on data coming from multiple sensors. They believe this could reveal much about the life of squid and other marine creatures.

We've featured some small apartments on Gizmag before, but they've typically been borne of physical constraints. The University of British Columbia's (UBC) planned 140 sq ft (13 sq m) student "Nano" suites, however, are purpose-designed to be affordable.​

The problem with power strips is that available sockets can soon run out, meaning you have to go out and buy new ones with more sockets. The Youmo modular power strip lets you add on additional sockets when needed, and also tag on USB ports for charging mobile gadgets.​

While the new C43 4Matic coupe that Mercedes-AMG will introduce at the upcoming Geneva International Auto Show may still be in the C class, its performance numbers make this C anything but a baby.

2016 was the year when the world's biggest smartphone expo went beyond the smartphone. We've seen VR headsets, 360-degree cameras, home security robots, convertible tablet/laptops and more: read on for our picks for the best gadgets of the show together with our overall impressions of MWC 2016.

NASA has taken the wraps off its next major astrophysics mission with the unveiling of its Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (WFIRST) - a new orbital instrument with a field of view 100 times bigger than the Hubble Space Telescope.

​We've already seen micro air vehicles (MAVs) that mimic the flapping-wing flight of bats. Recently, however, scientists developed a bat-inspired membrane for use in MAV wings, that changes shape in order to improve its performance.​

An upcoming experiment to be carried out by the US Army will see researchers test technologies that would allow platoons to 3D print drones tailored specifically to their real-time objectives.

Suicide bombers are a tactic that is effectively deployed all too often. One entrepreneur is looking to help reveal such threats with a detector that scans subjects for shrapnel commonly used in suicide vests and explosives.