Agency also says that the need for near vision correction "will likely rise in the coming years".

1.2 gigapixel ‘CryoCam’ from UK developer passes factory acceptance tests for 2.5 meter telescope in Spain.

Company's first pilot project in Africa also represents a test-bed installation for partner Kandil Steel.

Achievement of "highly efficient bifacial n-PERT solar cell" shown at Intersolar Europe conference in Munich.

Studies of ionization may reveal how and when the early universe switched from dark to light.

Engineers at KIT replicate the geometry of a rose petal's surface on photovoltaic cells.

Two spectrometers, based on UK-wide collaboration, to analyze light transmitted from the atmospheres of distant worlds.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says Boston Scientific laser will reduce cost of treating enlarged prostates.

Method to detect circulating tumor cells causing metastatic cancer shows promise in pilot study.

At almost 90m, a Yellow Meranti is the tallest jungle tree ever discovered in reforestation research project.

First in-flight results from LISA Pathfinder mission suggest that full gravity-wave observatory would be sufficiently free of noise to pick up distant cosmic collisions.

Collaboration between PDW Analytics and local Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research uses novel spectroscopy technique to investigate complex, turbid liquids.