Gemstones like precious opal are beautiful to look at and deceivingly complex. As you look at such gems from different angles ...

A stapler that slides towards your hand before you reach for it. A lamp that tilts forward when you start to read. A chair that quietly adjusts to ease your back. The scenarios sound like science ...

Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects.

A new method for printing ultra-thin conductive microfibres could redefine how we interact with everyday tools and devices Imagine fibres thinner than a human hair that can be tuned on-demand to add ...