Matthew Stock

Senior Producer, Science & Technology @Reuters. Formerly @NatGeo @SkyUK

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Courier company Evri is trialing Iris, a two-legged robot delivering parcels to homes in northern England, in what it says is Europe’s first trial of its kind

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A remote hunting lodge on a volcanic outcrop off Iceland's south coast, dubbed the 'loneliest house in the world' on social media, has been fitted with its first solar-charged battery power, reducing its reliance on propane and petrol generators

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An AI-powered device designed to make travel safer for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, using vibrations and light to alert them to sounds such as fire alarms and doorbells, has won this year’s UK James Dyson Award

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Scientists at Imperial College London say they have made the world's first biodegradable party balloon, made from rubber treated to break down organically. Rachel Graham reports

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Dutch students are testing Stella Juva, a solar-powered ambulance able to power ultrasound, X-ray and vaccine-fridge equipment off-grid, aiming to bring healthcare to remote parts of Kenya lacking reliable electricity

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Would you eat a cookie that began life as a discarded plastic bottle? Researchers in Illinois have used engineered yeast to turn compounds derived from plastic bottles and crop waste into protein-rich, 3D-printed snacks called µBites

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Former fighter pilot Andy Green drove a JCB hydrogen-powered Hydromax car setting a world land speed record of 406 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah https://t.co/LTT8gWnlu5

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Britain's national mapping agency is using location data to identify homes, transport links and other infrastructure that may be exposed to wildfires, flooding, coastal erosion and extreme heat

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The moon will blot out the sun for millions of people in a total solar eclipse, best seen from parts of Spain and Iceland. Noelia Noel, astrophysicist at the University of Surrey, explains what a solar eclipse is, where it will be visible, and what to expect

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Atlanta-based startup Undaunted says robotic dogs provide proactive security at half the cost of traditional guards, patrolling properties and deterring crime

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Five endangered secretarybird chicks have hatched at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England, marking the first successful breeding of the species in the zoo's 95-year history

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From a US ban on some of China's robots to air taxis taking flight, here are the major tech stories of the week

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Vertical Aerospace's Valo electric air taxi made its first public take-off flight at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, aiming to fly up to 100 miles on a single charge https://t.co/0DeNS3yXDk

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GRAPHIC WARNING: A 12-year-old western lowland gorilla named Mizani has recovered after becoming the first known gorilla to undergo a mastoidectomy, a surgery that involved draining an infection and removing diseased bone behind the ear after it spread into parts of his skull

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British land speed record holder Andy Green will be behind the wheel of JCB's 32-foot Hydromax car, powered by hydrogen-fueled combustion engines, as it attempts to set a new speed record by exceeding 350 miles per hour

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Farnborough Airshow opened with defense firms vying for a share of booming military budgets fueled by wars in Ukraine and the Middle East https://t.co/IBo3RIvV5M

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UK-based Jenson8 is developing immersive team-training tools for employers. Its browser-based Boomathon platform looks like a game but acts as a live diagnostic of team behavior, using AI to help facilitators assess communication, collaboration and decisions under pressure

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The Farnborough Airshow opened with defense and aircraft orders in focus, as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East drove demand for stronger air-defense capabilities and planemakers secured the first commercial deals https://t.co/XNVOiQF3Oh

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Researchers at Northwestern University have used artificial intelligence to design a drone 'Phantom Twist' that is far less visible in flight, exploiting motion blur rather than camouflage to make the aircraft appear as a faint haze

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Researchers at South Korea's KAIST and Stanford University have unveiled clothing embedded with air-powered 'vine' robots that dress the wearer hands-free in about 10 seconds, with potential for use in chip factory cleanrooms and emergency services https://t.co/9owi1KMJet