12 June 2011 Last updated at 20:42 ET Share this page by Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News the single-cell lasers were less than 20 millionths of a metre across A single living cell has been coaxed into producing laser light, researchers report in Nature Photonics. The technique starts by engineering a cell that can produce a light-emitting protein that was first obtained from glowing jellyfish. Flooding the resulting cells with weak blue [...]

1 June 2011 last updated at 02:35 ET Share this page By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Center for the final time Space shuttle Endeavour has brought its 19-year operational career to a close with a textbook landing in Florida. The vehicle swept into a night-time touch-down at the Kennedy Space Center after a successful trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The US space agency (Nasa) is [...]

26 May 2011 Last updated at 11:24 ET Share this page Many people turned to Twitter to report problems logging into the net-based call service Skype has moved quickly to fix problems that hit users around the world. Many people started to report that they had problems making calls via the net-based phone system earlier today. The problem did not seem confined to one group, with users on machines running Windows, OS X and Linux [...]

25 may 2011 Last updated at 11:19 ET Share this page Tony Wang has been appointed European Twitter boss Twitter's new European boss has suggested that users who break privacy injunctions by posting on the site could face the UK courts. Tony Wang said people who did "bad things" needed to defend themselves. He warned that the site would hand over user information to the authorities where they were "legally required". Lawyers are challenging Twitter [...]

24 may 2011 Last updated at 12:19 ET Share this page Microsoft unveils what Windows 7 looks like on Nokia Microsoft has offered a glimpse into an update to its Windows smartphone that it hopes will allow it to gain some ground on market leaders Apple and Google. The software update, code named Mango, will offer 500 new features, including Internet Explorer 9 as the browser. The new version will feature in the phones Microsoft [...]

21 May 2011 last updated at 08:40 ET Share this page in 2010 10 motorcyclists and pillion passengers were killed on Lincolnshire roads A new smartphone app has been designed to help to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed or injured on Lincolnshire's roads. iBiker will feature a series of rider's eye-view videos with commentary and information about accident blackspots. Designer Gurminder Marwaha, said: "The app highlights potentially dangerous roads and routes to bikers". The [...]

By Dan Whitworth Newsbeat technology reporter Gamers are getting the chance to try out a new bit of technology called MotionScan from today (20 May). It's being launched in L.A. Noire, the latest video game blockbuster. Its publishers Rockstar Games say it will make character's faces and emotions more lifelike than ever and will change the way games are made. Tens of millions of pounds have been spent developing it with hundreds of people working [...]

19 may 2011 last updated at 03:28 ET Share this page Streaming video service Netflix dominates US internet traffic throughout the day Movie and TV streaming site Netflix is now the single biggest source of internet traffic in the US, according to research. The data, gathered by network monitoring firm Sandvine, showed that in March the site accounted for 29.7% of downstream traffic at peak times. That is more than web browsing and peer-to-peer file [...]

17 may 2011 Last updated at 12:41 ET Share this page Litte big Planet is one title being offered to PS3 gamers for free as part of a 'welcome back' pack Sony has begun offering Playstation Network gamers incentives to return to the system following its major hack attack. The compensation package includes a selection of free games and additional days of premium content. The plans also include a 12-month free identity protection programme. The [...]

17 May 2011 Last updated at 06:54 ET Share this page Vodafone has been selling minority stakes in phone businesses to return money to shareholders Vodafone has reported a sharp rise in full-year profits, thanks in part to the increasing popularity of smartphones. Pre-tax profits for the 12 months to the end of March were £9.5bn, up almost 10% on the £8.7bn recorded a year ago. Revenue rose 3.2% to £45.9bn, slightly higher than analysts [...]