China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 craft launches on a mission to try to rendezvous and dock with the country's Tiangong-1 space laboratory.

A new method to tackle the counterfeiting of Scotch Whisky using laser technology is developed at St Andrews University.

The idea of making brain tumours glow under UV light to help surgeons operate is being tested in a clinical trial in the UK.

Nasa funds a study into the use of laser-based "tractor beams" to draw in samples for analysis on future missions.

The month children are born in can have far-reaching implications for their school achievement and working lives, a study suggests.

At least 29 chemical firms have been targeted by a cyber-attack linked to China earlier this year, security firm Symantec says.

London is hosting an international conference on cybersecurity, amid warnings of a "disturbing" level of attacks in the UK.

A Japanese government official drinks water from puddles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, after journalists challenge him to prove it was safe.