Back to the future
A look back at the technologies that evolved in 2025 and will transform the next decade and more in science.
It takes guts...
...for the vulture, the python, and you. One being's meat is another's poison.
Powering the future...
...with robots, safe EV batteries and compostable plastic.
Crossroads of science
The year 2025 has been a momentous one for science and technology. The impact of this will be felt over the next decade.
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Quantum quackery
A physics educator agonises over the slide from quantum physics to mysticism and mumbo-jumbo.
- Dec 2025
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For better learning, treat AI as a sparring partner and not a substitute for thought, experts suggest.
- Dec 2025
It takes guts...
...for the vulture, the python, and you. One being's meat is another's poison.
- Dec 2025
Welcome, green chem!
Sustainable chemistry focuses on materials and processes that protect the environment.
- Dec 2025
The robot revolution
Robots will reshape the economy; the challenge is to ensure that humans remain at the centre of the transformation.
- Dec 2025
Managing cancer: the new regimen
A new mode of treatment advocates controlling cancer cells, instead of killing them.
- Dec 2025
