Future Technology
The technology, new ideas, inventions and gadgets that will revolutionise the world as we know it and lead us head first into the future.
Here are the new luxury (and very weird) doomsday bunkers built by billionaires
Super-expensive bunkers with flaming moats and 20 car garages.
Step aside, Futurama: Scientists build robot that's controlled by a brain in a jar
Living brain cells wired into a biocomputer could be the future of how robots learn to move.
Your brain may not be private for much longer. Here’s why
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s newest venture, hopes to merge humans and artificial intelligence. Turns out, it might not be such a crazy idea…
How close are we to having tractor beams, like in Star Trek?
Beam me up, Scotty.
This hidden Icelandic carbon plant could help win the war on climate change
The world's biggest carbon capture facility has opened in Iceland.
Why you (and everyone else) could soon be wearing this 'third thumb'
A prosthetic thumb could help us all complete more tasks, multi-task and be all-round more efficient. But do we actually need them?
9 of the best cheap gadgets for a budget-friendly life upgrade in 2024
Get more for your money in 2024 with one of these cheap gadgets.
The best Roblox gifts and merchandise in 2024
We've put together our picks of the best Roblox gifts, to keep fans of the game happy in the real and virtual world.
'Air protein' could soon become a key part of a healthy diet. Here's why
Why Solein, a strange new source of protein, could become the go-to food source in future.
A new generation of smart ring is coming. Here’s why you should avoid it
Big tech companies are working on smart rings. But when smart watches and phones are so good, what’s the point of smart jewellery?
If AI is meant to be so intelligent, why can’t it identify a set of traffic lights?
The "I'm not a robot" box might not be so robot-proof after all.
The new hidden tech in smart vacuums could reshape housework forever. Here's why…
Small, discreet and obedient, the robot vacuum can almost go unnoticed, yet these helpful devices house some innovative tech.
5 pioneering women in tech you should really know about
Breaking barriers and building futures: these women in STEM have changed the world.
The next generation of drugs could be made in space. Here’s why
A California start-up recently recovered a batch of drugs manufactured by an automated satellite, but what are the benefits and challenges of making pharmaceuticals in orbit?
Anti-ageing neuro-tech: The bold new devices built to keep your brain young
Sending shocks to the nervous system has a variety of health benefits. But is it a safe thing to do?
Ebikes could soon have double the power. Can we expect more fires?
With fires increasing at an alarming pace, will bumping up the power of batteries make them more dangerous?
Your next cup of coffee could be made from these plant cells. Here's why
Making coffee is resource intensive and an ecological nightmare. So what’s the future? It could be coffee cells.
The science of Dune | Could we terraform Mars?
Dune is set on a desert planet in a distant star system, where science has enabled humans to live and breathe. Could we use the same technology to terraform Mars?
The science of Dune: Could we really make smart drugs?
'The spice' is an extremely precious commodity that greatly enhances the user's mental abilities. Could we recreate this in real life?
Here's how we could make a real-life Dune force field
In the sci-fi epic Dune, characters carry a portable force field that protects them from speeding projectiles. Could we make one of these for real?
What is Sora AI? Everything to know about OpenAI’s text-to-video tool
Artificial intelligence can now create videos from your prompts, but how does it work?
44 cool gadgets: Our pick of the best new tech for 2024
Welcome to our regularly updated curation of the coolest, smartest kit money can buy.
Ageless brain: How this new supercomputer could help keep your mind young
The DeepSouth project aims to mimic the human brain.
CERN’s new 91km long ‘atom-smasher’ could soon reveal how our Universe will end
Plans for a new underground ‘atom-smasher’ sound ambitious, but they could be the key to unlocking the true nature of the Higgs Boson and, ultimately, our Universe.