From precise navigation to faster internet and flexible crystals, this year's Prime Minister's Prizes for Science had a particular focus on technological innovations. [ + ]

Thanks to a breakthrough from Drexel University's College of Engineering, installing an antenna could soon be as easy as applying some bug spray. [ + ]

ITO alternatives (TCFs) are no longer a young technology — so why has the commercialisation process been prolonged for so long? [ + ]

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a technology that offers both high-speed data processing and high-capacity storage in distributed storage systems. [ + ]

Powering wearable sensors without wires calls for pliable batteries that can adapt to the specific material and deliver the power the system requires. [ + ]

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed broadband wavelength conversion technology that can batch convert C-band optical signals to new wavelength bands. [ + ]

This article will focus on some of the key frontiers of short-, medium- and long-term change in quantum dot (QD) films. [ + ]

Voxon Photonics, creator of 3D volumetric display technology inspired by the holograms of classic science-fiction, is taking the world by storm. [ + ]

Scientists have engineered a silicon chip that can guide single particles of light known as photons along optical tracks, encoding and processing quantum bits of information (qubits). [ + ]

Fabric coated with the sensing technology could be used in future 'smart garments', with the sensors slipped into the soles of shoes or stitched into clothing. [ + ]

For the medical industry, the future is now when it comes to miniature battery-powered sensor devices that can be located near, attached to or implanted in the body. [ + ]

Driven by advances in software, sensors and electronics, the market for industrial robots has greatly evolved over the past half century. [ + ]

In an effort to bring portable power sources to remote parts of the world, US researchers have developed a new type of battery — made of paper and fuelled by bacteria. [ + ]

Edge plating requires precision handling of printed circuit boards, while fabricators face several challenges — chiefly around preparing the edges for plating and creating a lifetime adhesion for the plated material. [ + ]

Well-designed human-machine interfaces (HMIs) reduce operator error, saving companies millions of dollars by reducing downtime and increasing worker safety. [ + ]