Brain-computer interface allows completely locked-in people to communicate

Scientists develop a way of communicating with patients who are totally paralysed and unable to talk by measuring the blood oxygen levels in their brains to decipher their thoughts. Stuart McDill reports.

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Philippines invasive plant could fuel the country's kitchens

A Philippines start-up company is converting a pesky invasive water lily blamed for causing flooding, into fuel, hoping to turn a pest into an eco-friendly alternative to regular charcoal. Stuart McDill reports.

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'Pac-Man' arcade game pioneer Masaya Nakamura dies

Masaya Nakamura, founder of Japanese toy and game software maker Bandai Namco Holdings, has died at the age of 91.

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Apple shares gain on hype for next iPhone

The iPhone 7 may have underwhelmed a lot of consumers and tech bloggers, but you wouldn't know it from watching Apple's stock.

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Feather drone mimics bird flight

A drone that uses retractable feather wings, mimicking the natural flight of birds, has been designed by researchers in Switzerland, as Jim Drury reports.

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Apple and Amazon battle to control our homes

Amazon’s surprise winner the Echo is pushing its digital butler Alexa out to the world, pitting it against Apple’s Siri in a new battlefront to control the home.

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Car parks could become 'lungs of the city'

Sucking polluted air out of car parks can lead to significant reductions in the presence of deadly fine particles in the atmosphere, says a Dutch company. It has joined forces with university researchers to simulate how mobile air purification units could help car parks and municipal buildings act as "lungs of the city". Jim Drury reports.

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Scientists see a mind controlled virtual reality

Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle are experimenting with how the human brain can work in a virtual reality environment using only direct brain stimulation, rather than traditional sensory signals via sight, hearing or touch. Angela Moore reports.

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Car parks could become 'lungs of the city'

Sucking polluted air out of car parks can lead to significant reductions in the presence of deadly fine particles in the atmosphere, says a Dutch company. It has joined forces with university researchers to simulate how mobile air purification units could help car parks and municipal buildings act as "lungs of the city". Jim Drury reports.

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Snow chains for your car that switch on and off

The days of frozen fingers hampering your efforts to fit snow chains may soon be over, as Stuart McDill reports, now you can watch them automatically deploy at the press of a button.

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