LOS ANGELES — Harvard scientists have built a new type of flexible robot that is limber enough to wiggle and worm through tight spaces. It’s the latest prototype in the growing field of soft-bodied robots. Researchers are increasingly drawing inspiration from nature to create machines that are more bendable and versatile than those made of metal. Read full article > >

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Harvard researchers build flexible robot that can crawl, slither under a pane of glass

The US Office of Naval research says that it has successfully tested a new type of explosive material that can dramatically increase the impact of weapons.

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US military invents ‘bigger bang’

A new type of eel that inhabits undersea caves in the Pacific Ocean is dubbed a “living fossil” because of its primitive features.

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New Pacific eel a ‘living fossil’

Thousands of shops across the UK are getting ready for a nationwide roll-out of a new type of technology which could allow shoppers to use their mobiles to buy products.

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Cash on mobiles trialled in shops

Scientists identify a new type of mosquito that researchers say must be studied further to see if it has implications for the transmission and control of malaria.

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New mosquito type raises concern

Scientists have unveiled a new type of dinosaur dating from the late Triassic period, around 230 million years ago.

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New find from dawn of the dinos

A man from Leicester becomes the first UK heart patient to have a new type of biodegradable stent to treat his condition.

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Dissolving heart stent trialled

Fossils of a new type of dinosaur, which looks like a beefy version of the predatory Velociraptor, have been unearthed in Romania.

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Fossils from new type of dinosaur found in Romania