Health Series Connecting patient to doctor online The healthcare sector is undergoing a digital transformation, and patients like Ahmed Belabbes are at the frontline. The 28-year-old Frenchman has 16 March 2016
Next Series Replacing oil in plastics production with organic waste Oil is vital for far more than just energy; it is at the heart of the plastics family, but as waste it is highly polluting. Now Spanish scientists are creating a new generation of organic plastics tha 14 March 2016
Sport FIFA approves testing of video technology Football’s international lawmakers have approved live trials of video technology to help referees in decision making. New FIFA President Gianni 5 March 2016
Japan Tohoku rises from the tsunami with an agricultural revolution In this first episode of “Focus” Special Japan we discover how the Tsunami-struck region of Tohoku has begun to recover, five years after the 4 March 2016
World MOOCs: vital tools in education of the future - or over-hyped online fad? When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) first emerged around a decade ago – the term ‘MOOC’ itself first started to be used in 2008 – they were 4 March 2016
Europe MOOC, COOC and SPOC - Different online courses, different needs This week on UTalk fields a question from Olivia in Brussels who asks: “What is the difference between a MOOC, a COOC and a SPOC? And who are those 26 February 2016
Spain Facebook's Zuckerberg drops into Mobile World Congress The latest in virtual reality technology has been turning heads at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. The likes of Samsung and 23 February 2016
Economy Virtual reality takes centre stage at Mobile World Congress Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is one of those betting that virtual reality and augmented reality are going to take off in a wide range of businesses and become an essential part of our households. 22 February 2016
Next Series The search for a high flying clean energy generator Winds are stronger and more reliable high in the sky. If only we could use that source of alternative energy! In this story, we're joining an international team of scientists testing a flying energy g 22 February 2016
Business Series Apple Pay hoping for big things in China but faces entrenched local payment services Apple Pay has been officially launched in China where it has to convince hundreds of millions of users of the country's entrenched, dominant smart phone services to switch. 19 February 2016
Next Series A virtual reality game to help stroke patients At a sophisticated lab in Barcelona, researchers are convinced that computer models based on virtual reality can help people who have suffered 15 February 2016
Real Economy Connecting Europe's #Digitalsinglemarket In this edition of Real Economy we look at the priority in Europe to connect the digital single market for both consumers and businesses. We know one 8 February 2016
Business Series Apple iPhone slowing sales pull down share price Apple reported its slowest growth ever for iPhone sales in the 2015 holiday quarter due to weaker demand for the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. 26 January 2016
Business Series All change at Twitter as four senior executives leave Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the struggling media company amid concern the company has failed to significantly boost its user base. 25 January 2016
Next Series Scientists predict big things for the tiny CubeSat: 'a satellite in a shoe box' Tiny satellites the size of a small cube, jam-packed with the most advanced nanotechnologies: is this the future of Space missions? To find out, we 21 January 2016