From the medieval candle to phosphorescent trees and glow-in-the-dark concrete, Daryl Mersom charts the trajectory of urban light, and asks how the problem of light pollution can be tackled in the modern era
Some of us may have moved on from our dream of being an astronaut when we grow up, but that doesn’t mean we can hide our excitement about the latest advancements in space travel.
By launching a cargo of satellites into orbit and returning the rocket booster to a vertical landing on earth, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reached the next major milestone in its quest to reduce the cost of reaching space, with the potential to disrupt the entire rocket industry.
At the 2016 CES, IBM Watson and Pathway Genomics unveiled a new health app that takes the user's genes into account.
Ford and Amazon are working together to explore how a connected car could talk to your smart home and vice versa.
RenewableUK has highlighted new official statistics from National Grid which show that 2015 was a record year for wind energy generation, with onshore and offshore wind farms supplying their largest ever amounts of clean electricity to Britain’s homes, factories and offices.
SPAIN: Wholesale electricity prices for wind power were the cheapest across Spain's generation mix in 2015, according to the Spanish wind energy association (AEE).
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed up Al-Afandi Solar to build the biggest Middle East manufacturing facility for silicon panels and solar cells.
Cause always leads to effect — except, of course, in particle physics.
Graphene is the best-known two-dimensional material, with its atom-thick layers proving plenty of fascinating material properties. But now a team of scientists has developed a new material with a similar structure that they’re calling borophene.
NASA has obtained its best ever images of a supermassive black hole and the mysterious ring that feeds the galactic gobbler.
A new survey conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Maryland and collaborating institutions reveals significant shifts in how Tunisians view the role of religion in politics, religious tolerance, political violence, Western political models, and their own national identity.
Dolby Cinema, Imax and Barco Escape pushed the envelope this year when it came to film presentation.
Imagine a technology, which could connect you to the Internet at speeds of 1Gbps, by simply using LED bulbs, free from any waves with potentially harmful effects on the body. That is precisely what Li-Fi offers.
Einstein's "spooky action at a distance" can reach as far as low earth orbit, and twisted light could boost quantum communication bandwidth
