Despite all technological gadgets and gizmos, sport is still about perspiration and inspiration.
Active computer games, such as those championed by the Ninetndo Wii, may soon end up as an Olympics discipline. We review the state of the growing sports games industry in the UK and elsewhere.
The robo world cup is upon us and we find that robotic nano football offers some promising foundation technologies.
Our resident inventors take a reluctant look at how best to snuff out our fellow creatures.
Wearable body monitors are reaching into sports and healthcare as preventative medicine gets active.
The amount of hardware to design digital silicon keeps spiralling upward. Can the tools cope?
Upgrades to the UK telephone network mean that utilities control systems will have to be upgraded for the 21st century
Nuclear power is all the rage but what will keep it under control in the future?
As the European Parliament struggles to pull all the strands of a common energy policy into a coherent strategy it is becoming clear that common ground is hard to find.
With the spotlight on renewable energy, the hunt is on to find winning technologies. We look at three solar power projects from MIT.
Applications are being developed for virtual environments that can speed time-to-market, operational efficiency, and engender innovative business practices, discovers James Hayes.
High-street homewares and furnishings retailer The Pier recently deployed Sarian’s mobile routing technology to provide back-up connections to support online chip-and-pin transactions at all 35 of its stores. Alex Meek, head of information systems at The Pier, tells us about the project.
From the Beijing Olympics to Arsenal's North Bank stand, RFID technology is proving its worth at sporting events
Find out how Finland is gearing up for a new wave of innovation.
A new type of petrol engine is claimed to be as efficient as diesel.
How phone and data links are provided in disaster areas.
The upcoming Olympics could see the start of a wave of cyber-terror attacks against the UK.
Which operating system should mobile developers support?
The head of public affairs for the Chartered Management Institute examines the demands made of today’s younger managers, debunks the myths surrounding them and gives clues about how organisations can attract and retain Generation Y.
Twenty years ago climber Stephen Venables became the first Englishman to reach the top of Everest without using bottled oxygen. Today, Venables is all about motivating the management community. ‘People want to be inspired,’ he says.