Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.
Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.
Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?
Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.
AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.
Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?
Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?
Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?
To save power and add capacity, data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.
Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.
Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?
More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?
Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.
Autonomous crop-spraying aircraft are leading the way in pilot-free flying.
A string of failures has sapped confidence that robots will take over production at pizza restaurants.
After last year's massive power failure Spanish and Portuguese firms are buying battery back ups.
