The Kepler space telescope's search may be at an end, but Didier Queloz , who found the first world around a sunlike star, says more planet hunts are afoot
A series of smartphone-compatible, augmented reality books brings the solar system to life or conjures up roaring dinosaurs on the table in front of you
Elevators can now carry people to the top of a kilometre-high skyscraper in a single run thanks to UltraRope, a super-light carbon-fibre hoisting cable
The glut of programming languages is leading to more intractable bugs, says Michael Brooks . Now there might be a way out (full text available to subscribers)