Daydreaming could be key to solving complex problems, say neuroscientists
It is said that both Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs were daydreamers – maybe we should start to embrace it?
Synthetic diamonds coming to smartphones and supercomputers
New supermaterials such as synthetic diamonds will revolutionise a wide array of industries, such as by making the smartphone in your pocket less prone to smashes and the quantum supercomputers of the future able to run more efficiently.
How science harnesses extreme hot and cold
Scientists and engineers have been exploiting the power of heat and cold for centuries.
Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights
We have long believed ourselves to be the only intelligent beings on Earth – that may soon change and the consequences will be dramatic for law, politics and society in general.