A team of Australian scientists are developing a computerised walking crane, or "dragline", that is expected to be the largest industrial robot in the world. The 75m tall robot is designed to carry

A thin metal wire that changes shape at different temperatures is set to become a weapon in the fight against food poisoning. Researchers at Scandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque have used the

Russia's Mir space station has turned in orbit, exposing its crew to continual high temperatures, space officials said on

After 10 years in development, a new approach to medical imaging that does away with X-ray film is being used in hospitals. Digital X-ray imaging promises better pictures, reduced procedure time and

Five leading high-tech companies introduced a technology last week that can accelerate the convergence of mobile communications and computing by the wireless transfer of voice and data among mobile

The Osaka National Research Institute said it has combined graphite with silicon nitride to develop a high-strength composite ceramic material that is not brittle and also features high temperature

Kao Corp. said it has developed a new type of amylase that is five times better at degrading starch than existing forms of the enzyme. The new type of amylase, is made using a gene from a kind of

Three major heavy-machinery manufacturers will begin in fiscal 1999 developing a low noise, low-pollution supersonic-transport jet engine with government support. The three companies are

Senior scientists call it Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief and scientific advisor to the Union Defence Minister A.P.J.Abdul Kalam's dream project. The 'Single-Stage-to-Orbit

A Russian Proton rocket is due to place six scientific satellites in earth orbit late next month, the ITAR-TASS agency said Saturday, citing the Russian Space