LEDs are cheap and efficient but more needs to be done if they are to cut electricity use on lighting.

Start-up firms are producing new sweeteners but will they be able to compete with sugar?

Many see hydrogen as the green fuel of the future so underground deposits of the gas could be valuable.

Seaweed, coffee bean shells and fungus are all being employed to cut the use of plastic in furniture.

More and more jobs require employees to work with generative AI - but what does that mean?

The spice saffron fetches huge sums of money, but is hard to grow and Indian production is falling.

A French start-up is ready to use an enzyme which can break down plastic on an industrial scale.

Hydrogen is being touted as a fuel for aircrafts, but handling it at airports will be challenging.

Bamboo is strong, light and sustainable, so why is it rarely used as a construction material in the West?

Retailers are investing in high-tech and low-tech measures to tackle an increase in theft.