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The race to send Europe’s first orbital rocket into space

Inside the Nordic base key to Europe's orbital space race

Tech Now witnesses a rocket launch at Esrange Space Centre, a key player in Europe's unfolding space race.

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On the hunt for fatberg blockages in the UK sewer system

On the hunt for fatbergs beneath our streets

Apple at 50: The tech devices that defined a generation

Apple at 50: Devices that defined a generation

The video game bringing medieval Europe back to life

The video game bringing medieval Europe back to life

How tech is improving the future of farming

From vineyards to farms, new tech is transforming crops

Where the 20th centuryu2019s brightest ideas were born

The birthplace of the 20th century's brightest ideas

Inside Finlandu2019s Arctic icebreaker ship labs

The Finnish shipyard making the world's toughest icebreakers

Legou2019s new smart brick

Lego's new smart brick

Fixing fashion's sizing problem

Fixing fashion's erratic sizing problem

How machines are shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

The new technology shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

Meet Morpho: will.i.amu2019s rapping AI toy

Meet MOFO: will.i.am's rapping AI toy

BBC Tech Now takes us inside CES 2026 to meet musician will.i.am and his AI toy, MOFO.

The world’s most powerful X-ray lasers

The world's most powerful X-ray lasers

Tech Now goes behind the scenes in Silicon Valley to unveil new tech tracking electrons like never before.

The gadgets set to change your daily health checku2011ups

The gadgets set to change your daily health and wellness

Tech Now test out new gadgets disrupting the health industry at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

Can we prepare for the impact of melting glaciers?

The lab recreating melting glaciers to forecast sea levels

Tech Now visits a Wisconsin lab where scientists model how glaciers melt to better predict sea‑level rise.

What's it like to meet your own avatar?

Musician KT Tunstall meets her avatar as Tech Now explores music’s virtual future.

How pop-up ads took over the internet

How pop-up ads took over the internet

BBC journalist Ammie Sekhon explores the unexpected history of the pop-up ad.

The AI toys taking over Christmas shopping lists

Tech Now investigates the latest AI toys on the market and how safe they are for children.

How a tiny chip can hold information from your gut

How a tiny chip can hold information from your gut

A new organ-on-a-chip technology helps doctors design personalised treatments for gut health.

How Boston is battling rising seas and sinking streets

The coastal city fighting floods with smart sensors

Tech Now finds out how smart sensors are helping communities in Boston prepare for flooding in real time.

Experience life aboard the Titanic like never before

A virtual trip aboard the Titanic

Tech Now steps aboard the historic Titanic ship for a virtual trip on its maiden voyage in 1912.

Behind the scenes of Hollywoodu2019s most daring car stunts

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's most daring car stunts

Tech Now visits a high-tech studio transforming the way film car stunts are made.

Inside Northern Europe's largest solar farm making cleaner ship fuel

The clean fuel that could change global shipping

Tech Now visits Denmark’s first green methanol plant for cleaner ship fuel.

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The immersive tech preparing doctors for lifesaving surgery

Tech Now meets medical teams using mixed reality environments to rehearse life-or-death operations.

Building the world’s largest biological database

The race to unlock nature’s hidden secrets

A team of researchers is working on an ambitious project to build the world’s largest biological database.

Bringing war survivor stories to life

London museum brings war survivor stories to life

The Imperial War Museum uses new technology to unlock historical archives to give the past a voice.

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