Category: Technology

Ellie Ford/Shutterstock When wind turbines rise above a Welsh hillside, who should benefit financially? Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth believes it should be local communities. In a recent speech, the leader of the party that is currently heading the polls for the upcoming Welsh election said he would require renewable energy projects over 10 megawatts […]

OpenAI, the maker of ChaptGPT, is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) created when rival Anthropic refused to drop its restrictions against using its AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons systems. After protests from both users and employees who did not sign up to […]

Six UK space tech startups have joined the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre UK (ESA BIC UK) to develop technologies that deliver practical benefits in space and on Earth. The programme is managed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in collaboration with the UK Space Agency and the University of Leicester. It […]

Starting on 25 February 2026, UK astronomers are providing public real-time updates on changes in our Universe, from exploding stars and belching black holes to asteroids cruising through our solar system. The work is part of a multi-million-pound investment by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation. It is […]

The shoebox-sized sensor was developed by Spire Global Ltd in collaboration with STFC RAL Space. The Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) in-orbit demonstrator lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 11 January 2026 aboard SpaceX’s Twilight mission. Building on technology from STFC RAL Space’s Millimetre-Wave Technology Group, Spire Global Ltd led the development […]

The unofficial soundtrack of every basketball, squash or hard-court tennis match is the constant high-pitched squeak or shreak of the players’ shoes. But can this squeak be designed out of them while retaining the grip? That’s the question an international team of engineers and applied physicists, including me, have been investigating. It sounds like a […]

The unofficial soundtrack of every basketball, squash or hard-court tennis match is the constant high-pitched squeak or shreak of the players’ shoes. But can this squeak be designed out of them while retaining the grip? That’s the question an international team of engineers and applied physicists, including me, have been investigating. It sounds like a […]

We’ve all had the unsettling experience of seeing an ad online that reveals just how much advertisers know about our lives. You’re right to be disturbed. Those very same online ad systems have been used by the government to warrantlessly track peoples’ locations, new reporting has confirmed. For years, the internet advertising industry has been […]

Seven UK-US collaborations spanning a wide range of disciplines demonstrated how the UK-US research and innovation partnership is addressing global challenges. The teams were presented the Pioneering UK-US Breakthroughs (PUB) Award by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the US, Sir Christian Turner, and UKRI’s International Director, Frances Wood. The event was hosted at a reception at […]

SANTA CLARA, CA — Intel has officially crossed its most critical technological rubicon, launching the first silicon built on its ambitious 18A (1.8nm-class) process node. The debut of the Xeon 6+ CPU, a 288-core “multi-chip monster” designed for the AI-driven data center, marks a high-stakes attempt by CEO Pat Gelsinger to reclaim the world’s manufacturing […]