We tour several of the leading tech research labs in the US to discover which 10 research projects could soon change the world

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has moved swiftly to play down the significance of the arrest on terrorism charges of a nuclear physicist who worked at the Hadron Collider for six years.

Pentagon research firm DARPA have discovered a new way to radio-control insects using neural transmitters that trigger muscle changes within the insect. Watch the video of zombie insects being controlled here.

From flying cars to hoverboards, and AI to lasers, we delve into 10 technologies from a list of iconic films and find out just how close we are to making each a reality

An employee has accidentally leaked details of Microsoft’s next operating system via his LinkedIn profile..

Intel has been outlining its research into the future of the internet and is predicting an increasing merging of the online and real worlds.

Firefox and Opera appear to be the browsers of choice for hackers running web sites that launch drive-by malware attacks, according to new research..

We've heard much about quantum computing over the last decade, which promises computers worlds faster than any Intel or AMD powered machine, but it's not until recently that we're actually starting to see real progress

Some of the people on this list are successful billionaires, Some Nobel prize winners or high-tech nomads. However, some individuals are weird even by geek standards.

Research institution MIT are well on their way to developing one of the world's most sought after electric vehicles: a car with 320km range, 161 km/h top speed and a rapid recharge system that takes just 10 minutes to charge.

A nanotechnology design breakthrough could make faster, cheaper processors through the use of DNA structures.

Boffins engaged in fusion energy research are creating extremely thin plasma beams that could be useful for nanolithography to make future computer chips.

Scientists working for IBM have announced they have programmed a supercomputer with a working simulation of a cat’s brain

While more expensive PC's are getting harder to sell, netbooks and cheap systems are showing improved growth.

A huge, underground abandoned former gold mine has been painstakingly emptied to give scientists a 5,000 feet deep lab to research dark matter

Xerox is claiming a major breakthrough in the field of printable circuitry with a new form of 'silver ink' that could allow electronics to be produced more cheaply and flexibly..

North Western University have discovered that carbon based nanodiamonds could help treat severe burns, wounds and other body lesions by attracting insulin to the area.

Two-factor security firm Deepnet Security has launched a new system designed to turn an iPhone into a one-time password generator..

Google has added new tools to its 'show options' link which nestles at the top of the search results page..

The famous lab breaks speed records at 100 petabits per second per kilometre over transoceanic distance.