Scientists have unveiled a new prototype of a device able to detect breast tumours in all women.

A gas firm is to build a reactor plant in the North East to convert natural gas into liquid hydrocarbons.

People in London are among the first to see a new type of waste bin being used on the streets which it is hoped will minimise the danger of bomb blasts.

Scientists may be able to develop a monitoring system for late-stage ovarian cancer treatments.

Businesses will soon be able to learn about and test first hand innovative environmental technologies, thanks to a new hi-tech facility in Coventry.

The UK Government is to present honours to some of the UK's leading scientists, awarding them with National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) professorships.

Academics from Northumbria and Newcastle universities have helped to develop a new type of cashless paying system which could reinvent the chequebook method of paying for goods.

Battery performance could be improved by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a study has found.

Experts using stem cells to repair patients' hearts have moved a step closer to developing regenerative treatments for heart attacks.

A lighter way to to carry stored electricity has been invented might have been invented by BAE Systems.