Nottingham Trent University

We've heard about clothing that could be used to control devices via finger taps and swipes on the fabric. The tech sounds impressive, but it does have some limitations. That's where a new "touchless" finger-gesture-detecting fabric comes in.

After recording kids copying the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for just a minute, an innovative tool can accurately distinguish neurotypical children from those with autism. It can even tell autism from ADHD, conditions that commonly overlap.

Checking on bee health is normally an invasive process that risks harming the colony, particularly the queen. Now, researchers have found that a new method, when combined with sound recording, can let beekeepers see just how healthy their honey-makers are.

A research team from the UK's Nottingham Trent University, the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales Canberra has developed a display prototype that could replace the LCD panels common to many of today's big-screen TVs.

​​​​Technologies developed to grow without soil might not only help with future space missions, but could also prove pivotal in feeding the developing world. For Nikian Aghababaie, this is exactly where he drew inspiration for a new approach to growing veggies without soil and with minimal water.

Washing machines can be heavy appliances. Very heavy. Some of that weight is due to concrete blocks that help keep the machine stable during spin cycles. Researchers have developed a plastic counterweight to replace the concrete, which is hollow and light until delivery and then filled with water.​

If they don't mind looking a bit like a Mortal Kombat character, a new electric balaclava featuring a built-in heating area around the nose and mouth would let athletes keep training like a champ in the cold while lowering the risk of contracting chest infections.

Coming to London’s Kew Gardens is an installation from sculptor Wolfgang Buttress. The Hive is a light-, sound- and vibration-emitting structure controlled by the activity of bees in an actual beehive on the garden’s grounds.

Falling asleep at the wheel is extremely dangerous both for the driver, and for others sharing the road with them. Researchers are working on a solution to this threat. They're doing it with sensors in a car seat that detect the driver's heart rate, and alert the driver if they start dozing off.

Heath Evdemon has designed a new kind of wind turbine based on reciprocating motion that's currently being scaled up into a full-size prototype with the help of the Future Factory project.