Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to ...

Over the years, Irish scientists have made a significant contribution to global scientific breakthroughs and history. It was an Irish scientist who discovered why the sky is blue, while another ...

A British boffin has scooped a prestigious accolade for his pioneering invention designed to sustain human life on the moon and Mars, created using household items found at DIY store B&Q. Lolan ...

Why are the British so suspicious of science and scientists? And why does the image of the scientist as mad boffin-inventor still persist? As Francis Spufford, author of The Backroom Boys: The Secret ...

The first battery was made by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. His simple invention evolved into an invaluable piece of technology for the modern world. The battery also played a vital role in ...

X-Ray vision and Harry Potter-style invisibility cloaks are among the inventions that could become part of everyday life by 2039, according to a list predicted by experts in the New Scientist.

Since the beginning of time, there have been thousands of inventions and inventors that haven’t gotten their due and left out of the history books – inventors who have invented things we use every day ...

Inventors shape the world we live in with their scientific discoveries and technological innovations. Over the last century they have transformed our lives with inventions ranging from the humble ...

The Nobel is an annual award for those who have done the most for the fraternity and abolition of war in favor of peace in the world. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes that were ...

Three scientists have shared the Nobel physics prize for inventions in the field of laser physics. Arthur Ashkin of the United States won one half of the prize, while Gerard Mourou of France and Donna ...

A simple, low-cost water testing kit could prevent huge numbers of illnesses caused by tainted water. BBC Future talks to the 12-year-old scientist who created it. In 2014, a crisis took hold in the ...

Ben:Computer aided design.And imagination.Can you guess what my job is? Ben:My names Ben Board and I'm proud to be… An inventor. Narrator:The job of an inventor can vary greatly. And is usually linked ...