Bach Over Broadband

Bach Over Broadband

A singing computer scientist wants to use cutting-edge technology to create Europe's first successful Internet choir. Dr Barry Cheetham, a senior lecturer in The School of Computer Science at The…
World's First Hydrogen Powered Race Car Debuts

World's First Hydrogen Powered Race Car Debuts

Engineers at the University of Hertfordshire have developed the first hydrogen-powered racing car which they will race this weekend. A £5,000 grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry has made it…
RunBot - Mountaineering Robot

RunBot - Mountaineering Robot

Our bodies, and the biological brilliance built in, are able to move with elegance and efficiency using a combination of appropriate biomechanics, neuronal control, and adaptivity. Simulating that…
Investigating Life in Extreme Environments

Investigating Life in Extreme Environments

From the deepest seafloor to the highest mountain, from the hottest region to the cold Antarctic plateau, environments labelled as extreme are numerous on Earth and they present a wide variety of…
Insects To Solve Crimes

Insects To Solve Crimes

Insects make up more than half of the known animal species on our planet and they can be found in all kinds of habitat and feed on all kinds of nutrients. They can even be used in evidence in court…
LaCie Delivers 1TB Secure Biometric Drive

LaCie Delivers 1TB Secure Biometric Drive

LaCie has announced it has boosted the capacity of its d2 SAFE Hard Drive to 1TB in a compact 2 x 6 x 7in casing. The d2 SAFE hard drive is designed to keep intruders away from private data, and…