Dr Dave Worsley, a Reader in the Materials Research Centre at the Swansea University’s School of Engineering, is investigating ways of painting solar cells onto the flexible steel surfaces commonly used for cladding buildings.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists and others have revealed the electronic structure of single DNA molecules.

Nanotechnology researchers are working on a 'power shirt' which aims to replace batteries

British scientists have revealed a system called 'trapping rainbows' that may be able to slow down, stop and even capture light

Textiles that glow in the dark may be about to make the world a safer place for cyclists, joggers and pedestrians during bad light and at night

Energy lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed using synthesised silicon nanowires

Complex three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits involving both optical and electronic elements are now easier to make, thanks to a 'wafer bonding' technique developed by a European research consortium

Over the last four decades, computer chips have found their way into virtually every electronic device in the world. During that time they have become smaller, cheaper and more powerful

New-generation fuel cells may soon replace rechargeable batteries in laptop computers, following work carried out by Cambridge-based company CMR Fuel Cells of Britain

A team of UniSA researchers in partnership with a WA company has been awarded Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project funding to develop a new membrane for a zinc bromine battery that could provide Australia with renewable energy storage

Furniture that uses sensors and wireless technology to change colour when sat on is claimed to make sitting more comfortable and people feel wonderful

Radio frequency tagging has reached the motor vehicle manufacturing industry but not just as a guide to warehouse parts: the latest tags are actually attached to components inside a working car

Do you dream of a future where your phone battery never goes flat? You may not have much longer to wait now that researchers have created new circuits that are making it possible to harness body heat for generating electricity

Researchers from the University of South Australia's Wearable Computer Laboratory developed a garment-integrated electronic technology that can tell what you last wore, where you've worn it, what accessories you wore and when you last washed it

A special chip-filled pill was used by Prof Maria Hopman, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, to monitor the reactions of the human body to the exertion of walking during the 91st International Four Days Marches in Nijmegen, the Netherlands