Scientists are applying their study of the natural world to the development of exciting new innovations. Fran Scott shows inspirational examples of man-made products that are interpreting nature’s ...

Scientist Veronika Kapsali presents her research into pinecones, and how it is helping her design a fabric that automatically cools the wearer if they get too hot. Pinecones demonstrate nature’s ...

GCSE courses in design and technology have disappeared from nearly half of schools amid pressure to succeed in core compulsory subjects. Hundreds of schools across the country have axed the subject ...

Alison Hardy consults for the Design and Technology Association. There has been a worrying decline in recent years in the number of teenagers opting to take design and technology (D&T) at GCSE. While ...