Five of the best tablets

The new generation of mobile computers are powerful, sleek and able to cope with the demands of both work and play

Olafur Eliasson and the power of the sun

First Olafur Eliasson invented the Little Sun solar-powered lamp for parts of the world without electricity (and Glastonbury). Now the artist has come up with a solar-powered phone charger

OMG… Greenland’s ice sheets are melting fast

Nasa’s Oceans Melting Greenland study will deploy 200 robot probes to measure the full extent of Arctic climate change

The truth about ‘miracle foods’ – from chia seeds to coconut oil

Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, dandruff… can these things really be cured, or at least prevented, by what we eat?

The future of technology? It’s in your hands

Now that everyone owns a smartphone, technology’s advances will be imperceptible