Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us t ...

The alarm clock is a simple device that plays a critical role in our daily lives. It's hard to imagine waking up without one!

Spread the loveThe steam engine, a marvel of engineering that revolutionized industry and transportation, has its roots ...

In Orwell’s novel, the totalitarian state of Oceania is under the surveillance of the ubiquitous figure of Big Brother, who ...

Elias toiled away in his machine shop trying to solve the problem that would make his contraption practical. He thought solving the problem would be quick and easy. Other inventors ...

Discover the bridges, structures and ships that Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed, including the Great Western Railway and Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The Fender Stratocaster is just such an invention, and while I’d argue that it unquestionably falls into the ‘for better’ ...

The invention of the Gutenberg press led to ... Canals Similarly, the buildout of canals in England during the Industrial Revolution initially saw investors generate strong returns that led ...

Which one is that, you ask? Embracing and advancing EV adoption. The Industrial Revolution following the invention of the ...

The gooey treat couldn’t have become popularized without the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, which ...

At the end of this month, the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station will close its doors, signaling the end to polluting ...

To fulfil Sri Lanka’s long-standing ambition of becoming a wealthy nation within a single generation (defined as 25-30 years) ...