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​Over the years, scientists have come up with all manner of new ways to deliver medication, from sophisticated dual-sided pills to drug-packed nanoparticles. Now, researchers are working on something even more sophisticated, developing tiny bead-shaped robots controlled by magnetic fields.

A prestigious badge and limited production run usually means values will shoot through the roof. But by how much? After a bunch of upcoming auctions, we're likely to know which of the P1, LaFerrari and 918 Spyder going under the hammer holds the most value in the eyes of collectors.

Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has a finger in drones, phones and bikes, and now it's decided to try its hand at laptops. The Mi Notebook Air certainly looks like a good first effort, with a beautiful metal exterior and specs that belie its budget price tag.

​Hearing a zombie nearby, and being able to tell it’s behind you and to the left, can mean the difference between life and death in a game. Sennheiser’s new gaming headset, the PC 373D, is designed to give you that advantage, adding a customizable equalizer and wrapping it in a luxurious package.

Game controllers like the Wii and Kinect have tried to get gamers up and moving, but SymGym takes things a step further by acting simultaneously as a controller and resistance-based strength training system.

Over recent years, we've seen artificial intelligence systems designed to write software, compose music, paint works of art, and even pen news articles, but how close are we to having machines pen our blockbuster films?

After a software bug forced Damon McMillan to abandon an attempt to send his solar-powered SeaCharger craft on an ocean-crossing solo voyage, he rescheduled for a couple of weeks later. After clocking up over 2,400 miles, the craft arrived safely in Hawaii on July 22.

Loading kegs onto hand trucks and thumping them down flights of stairs can lead to injury and damage. In response, an engineering team from MIT developed Glyde, a hand truck that scales stairs easily thanks to tank-like treads and a self-braking system.

A US Navy aircraft with a 3D-printed, flight-critical part has flown for the first time. According to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), an MV-22B Osprey carried out a test flight with a titanium link and fitting assembly for the engine nacelle.

​City dwellers might like to drown out the world with noise-cancelling headphones, but some noises are better off not cancelled. Amazon has been awarded a patent for headphones that can recognize specific keywords, like the wearer’s name, and temporarily shut off the noise cancellation.

The team behind the Green Village has been bending bamboo into spectacular luxury villas in the Balinese jungle for years, so New Atlas ventured into the island's heartland to see how the pioneering architects at Ibuku are changing perceptions of this wildly abundant material.

​​Millions of selfies are snapped every day, but they often fail to accurately portray reality, featuring unflattering distortions. A new tool could change that, allowing selfies to be adjusted, giving the impression that they’re taken from a little farther away, or from a slightly different angle.​