The three-point safety belt, created by Nils Bohlin while Head of Safety at Volvo, is now fitted in every production-line car. It has saved millions of lives

The New Economy interviews Mike Dinsdale, CFO of DocuSign, on the advantages of digital signatures over our more traditional pen-and-ink scribbles

The world’s largest cruise line, Carnival Corporation, is setting ambitious targets to reduce the environmental impact of its ships

The University of Basel, Switzerland is pioneering nanotechnology work with its ‘NanoChain’ concept

Paul Orlowski, Industry Executive at Selex, says risk mitigation needs to be built into systems from the start

North Carolina site is entirely powered by the sun, a first for the industry

Sources close to the company claim that the release of a three-sided display screen could come as early as next year

Nokia agrees to sell handsets and license its patents as Microsoft aims to shake-up smartphone market

The New Economy interviews Dr Thomas Umbach, Founder of Blossom Bariatrics, on the many ways that bariatric surgery can enhance lives

Jaron Lanier is one of the minds behind Web 2.0. He is also one of the most vocal critics of what he describes as a broken model. Rita Lobo investigates why Lanier changed his mind, and whether we should be listening to him

Boom and bust economics have become the definition of insanity, trapping mankind in a recurring cycle, but the study of virtual worlds may offer the fresh perspective that the world desperately needs

Company looking to capitalise on young audiences to compete with television ad sales