Scientists in the US have developed a type of fake blood for use in treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
Scientists are developing fibers to make clothing that is able to see, hear and speak with a range of applications.
Did Greek inventor Archimedes build a pressurized steam cannon to fire projectiles at Roman ships ?
A new type of chewing gum is being developed in the UK that is easy to remove.
A miniature telescope has been developed that can be implanted in to the eye to help the visually impaired.
British scientists are developing a new type of liquid armour that is capable of stopping bullets.
German researchers are developing infrared technology for use in cars to help make night driving safer.
A genetic test has been developed that could determine where your ancestors came from to within five miles.
The Pentagon is planning to develop a flying submarine than can travel at high speed in and out of the water.
The device called DustCart is able to navigate around the streets and pick up people's rubbish on demand.
Tibetans living at altitudes of 13,000 feet have evolved to cope with their environment in only a few thousand years.
A Californian zoo is planning to bring endangered species back from the brink using frozen cells.
Scientists have developed a method for predicting how likely someone is to live until they are over 100.
In something that sounds like a scene from Transformers scientists have developed a shape-shifting robot.
The Terrafugia Transition "flying car" has been given the go-ahead in the US for a move in to production.
A jail in New Jersey has taken to scanning detainees with a device designed to detect an intent to commit hostile acts.
Scientists have conceived of a drug that could activate the parts of the brain involved in overcoming fear.
Scientists have expressed concern over the way in which climate change is affecting how the world's oceans function.
A microbiology professor who helped eradicate smallpox has claimed we will be extinct within only 100 years.
A run down of seven futuristic weapons that have passed squarely in to the realms of reality.