Michael Dearman is preparing for the realisation of a family dream. Almost 40 years ago, his father, British inventor Peter Dearman, came up with the idea of an engine powered by liquid nitrogen. Next spring, the prototype will finally be tested on public roads - not in a car, as Dearman intended, but as a replacement for the auxiliary engines bolted on to the side of refrigerated trucks.

In its own piece of festive fun, Boston Dynamics, a provider of human simulation software, tools and solutions funded by the US government, has brought Christmas well and truly into the 21st century with the release of a video showing the company’s four legged robots dressed as reindeer and pulling Santa’s sleigh.

Researchers have suggested that two security flaws that lay undiscovered in Juniper Networks’ widely used corporate virtual private network (VPN) software for three years could have exposed sensitive information to foreign governments or criminal groups.

Over the last few years there has been a marked increase in the uses for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Far from being the domain of the high-tech military application, UAVs are now being employed to fulfil a weird and wonderful array of functions, from the planned delivery services for Amazon and Google, to assisting with industrial scale reforestation in Latin America and shark detecting in New South Wales, Australia...

Do not be perturbed by the headline. The nation’s capital is not about to be awash with a fleet of cyclists whizzing around the streets like crazed Martian invaders, zapping anyone who is foolish enough to get in their way. In fact, following a successful trial earlier this year, the 11,500 strong fleet of London’s Boris bikes are actually going to be fitted with laser lights in order for their presence to be more visible to othe...

Type-C connections are becoming the standard for USB portals and are already introduced in the Apple MacBook, Google's Chromebook Pixel 2 and Dell computers like the XPS 12. More PC and laptop models will follow and Trust anticipated on this trend by developing a whole range of products that are fitted for Type-C connections.

The chaos in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq has led to a well documented influx of refugees throughout Europe. Many of these refugees have had to endure extremely traumatic journeys in order to simply arrive at the refugee camps that are spread across the continent – with many in dire need of food, shelter and medical attention.

Developments in the rapidly evolving wireless charging market are improving the technology’s speed and efficiency, but a confusing standards situation is still holding things back, writes Sally Ward-Foxton.

January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, will offer attendees a glimpse at the immediate digital future. So, what will be the key focus areas at next year’s event?

There were further warning signs concerning cyber security today after the Wall Street Journal announced that a 2013 attack on computers controlling the Bowman Avenue dam in Rye, New York, was perpetrated by Iranian hackers.

California ‘s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV’s) insistence that driverless cars must have a fully licensed driver behind the wheel has left Google perplexed. DMV’s draft regulations released this week state that truly driverless cars would be ‘initially excluded’ from operation.

Reducing power consumption is a major challenge facing the IoT. Steve Rogerson looks at the techniques being employed. Some extremely large figures have been bandied around for the number of devices that will eventually make up the Internet-of-Things as research companies try to outdo each other in their predictions.   

The Angel Sensor M1 device from Angel Sensor is now available with support for the Lua programming language. Angel Sensor claims that this makes it the first tracker device capable of executing code independently and eliminating the need for wearables to communicate with mobile devices.

We’ve all experienced the rather annoying and frustrating scenario of nodding off in front of the television, therefore missing the end of the movie or football match. Some of us may even remember being rudely awakened in the wee hours of the morning by the dulcet tones of the national anthem signalling the end of the night’s programming.

Astronomers wanting more accurate measurements of distant black holes will use robots to tackle the tedious task of monitoring black hole neighbor clouds’ glow. The technique, known as reverberation mapping, has been in astronomers’ toolkits for decades, but it required much labor and telescope time.

Having witnessed tremendous growth in recent years, the market for small satellites now offers a great deal of potential - particularly for small and mid-sized companies. Start-ups like Skybox, Planet-Labs and UrtheCast are already grabbing headlines with satellite fleets, investment deals and corporate acquisitions.

While it’s not nearly that advanced yet, 3D technology is making strides in surgery, medicine and pharmacology. See how 3D printing is paving the way for future breakthroughs and helping patients now.

Blackberry has announced that it will cease to operate in Pakistan at the end of this year, following the government’s intention to monitor every message and email sent from its phones. According to Blackberry COO Marty Beard, this would have meant compromising the privacy of its users.

The dust has now settled following Black Friday and, although primarily an opportunity to pick up some pre-Christmas bargains, the day also served as a useful indication of what retailers are trying to shift. Consumer electronics such as TVs and laptops are products that annually see prices being slashed, but this year saw another sector where the public could pick up some significant deals - namely wearables.

The organiser of the electric car championship, Formula E, has announced that it will introduce a driverless championship in 2016, with the aim of creating a competitive shop window for the driverless systems being developed by many large industrial automotive and technology players as well as top tech universities.