It’s not your typical clock. Rather than a quartz movement and sweeping second hand, the heart of this device is a colony of genetically engineered bacteria. … Read more

The future of the EU’s Low Carbon Revolution hangs in the balance as it becomes likely its emissions targets will be delayed again. … Read more

A study by the University of Exeter and the Peninsula Medical School for the first time links thyroid disease with human exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). PFOA is a persistent organic chemical used in industrial …

Hundreds of tech volunteers spurred to action by Haiti’s killer quake are adding a new dimension to disaster relief, developing new tools and services for first responders and the public in an unprecedented effort. … …

Entrepreneur Marc Benioff is afraid of him. Venture king Mike Moritz wants to invest in him. You have never heard of Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of AdventNet, the company behind newly launched productivity suite …

To date, most of the ‘online fighting’ has focused on attempts to vandalize and immobilize leading websites to impose a virtual presence and damage morale. The next stage is the attempt to cause damage to …

People who inherit a specific form of a gene that puts them on a road to schizophrenia may be protected against some forms of cancer. … Read more

Transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells can fully integrate into the brains of young animals, according to new research in The Journal of Neuroscience. Healthy brains have stable and precise connections between cells that …

The vice-chairman of the UN’s climate science panel has admitted it made a mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035. … Read more

The visitors are Internet refugees from China’s western Xinjiang region, whose 20 million people been without links to the outside world since the government blocked virtually online access, text messages and international phone calls after …

A University of Delaware technology that could change the energy world is now on a roll. … Read more

Google has delayed the launch of its new mobile phone in China amid a diplomatic row with Beijing over censorship laws. The decision is a result of Google’s threat to pull out of China if …

South Korean scientists have developed a walking robot maid which can clean a home, dump clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave. … Read more

Will the Tata Nano lose its superlative price tag once it hits American shores? … Read more

How mobile devices are revolutionizing business. … Read more

Action is needed at the global level to ensure that cyberspace doesn’t slip into a new dark age. … Read more

Rising sea levels and more storms could mean that parts of at-risk cities will need to be surrendered to protect homes and businesses, a report warns. … Read more

Call it pork in a petri dish – a technique to turn pig stem cells into strips of meat that scientists say could one day offer a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world …

A new intelligent system has been developed to help identify terrorists carrying explosives. Sensitive electronic noses capture the smell of the explosives; the system processes the acquired data, correlates it with individuals’ movements… and ultimately …

The Y chromosome is the fastest-changing part of the human genome and undergoes rapid evolution through constant renewal, new research suggests. The first comparison of the male chromosomes of humans and chimpanzees have revealed vast …

Two new cemeteries, approved for the southeast and the north of the city, will have sections for green burials, where there won’t be any grave markers, said Archie Lang, the city’s manager of cemeteries. A …

France’s culture minister unveiled a plan for adapting the country’s literary patrimony to the digital age by developing what he hopes will prove a uniquely Gallic competitor to Google Books. … Read more

France agreed to work with Google to digitally scan French library books but insisted it would not surrender legal control of its cultural heritage to the US Internet giant. … Read more

Buried super-cooled electrical cables may replace towering transmission lines and carry solar and wind energy efficiently over long distances. … Read more

In order to stimulate its economy, Beijing re-pegged its currency to the dollar. Doing so, however, has not only increased global economic imbalances — it could ultimately harm China itself. … Read more