Technology

It certainly sounds like something from a new sci-fi series, but a power-free set of contact lenses impregnated with nanoparticles has proven successful in allowing humans to see what has previously been invisible – even when their eyes are closed.

Tiberius Aerospace's Sceptre TRBM 155HG 155mm artillery round has a ramjet in its nose that allows it to fly at supersonic speeds and gives it over four times the range of a conventional round.

For the last few years, Google has been developing 3D video technology that would allow distant colleagues to chat as though they were in the same room. Now the tech giant has rebranded Project Starline to Google Beam to prepare for commercial rollout.

"That is so cool! But what do you do with it?" Those are the two things that just about everyone says upon seeing my Unitree Go2 Pro robot for the first time. The latter is a hard question to answer, as the bot is kind of a tool and kind of a toy.

Acer is showcasing a bunch of new products at Asia's largest tech expo this week, including a new compact smart projector. The PD1520s shines bright with 4,000 LED lumens, can throw up big-screen HD visuals and promises easy setup.

Philips just launched a program to offer up 3D printing files so anyone can produce their own spare parts for its trimmers for free. More brands should follow suit to make their products last longer – and avoid being trashed way before they're due.

Oukitel has launched what it's calling as the world's first industrial-grade modular rugged phone, the WP300. It's seriously tough, but also the most fun I've had with a smartphone in a long time.

Researchers in Australia are working on a way to lower the cost of producing solar thermal energy by as much as 40% with the help of shatterproof plastic rear-view mirrors originally designed for cars.

Unlike current translation devices that focus on one speaker, researchers have just developed a pair of headphones that can determine how many people are speaking, follow them through space, and translate each person's words as a separate stream.

It looks like the age of the robotic warrior is here. The RAF has revealed that a radar-jamming combat drone called StormShroud will be deployed to support Britain's F-35B Lightning II and Typhoon fighters using lessons learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.