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Using a Microsoft Kinect to acquire 3D depth data, a Canadian indie band has released a music video where all the visuals are autostereograms, an optical illusion that requires crossing or defocusing your eyesight to see the hidden image.

Whether they're on a motorcycle from Star Trek or a far-out concept bike, hubless wheels are generally one of those futuristic things that we don't encounter much in the real world – yet. Soon, however, you may be able to buy a folding kick scooter equipped with a set.

The Concordia Research Station is one of the most remote scientific outposts available to humanity. Read on as we take a look at the conditions at the station, and the importance of the research being carried out there.

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco have provided hope for a more permanent treatment for diabetes by developing a technique to reprogram skin cells into insulin-producing beta cells.

Part of being a kid is playing outside and exploring, so it's impossible to keep an eye on your children at all times. With this in mind, GPS tracking for kids has become increasingly popular. The hereO watch is the latest GPS tracking device aimed at providing parents with peace of mind.

According to the World Health Organization, there were approximately 207 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2012, 627,000 of which proved fatal. Manu Prakash hopes to lower those numbers, using his disposable folding paper microscope.

While most of Canada seems content to let the rest of the world worry about designing vehicles, a small Quebec group sees things different. The province has brought us the likes of the Felino cb7 and the MK5 track racer, can now add the 2-seater kit-car Tomahawk to the boutique list.

The Snapzoom is a new product that lets you get telephoto snapshots of distant subjects, by holding your phone's camera lens in alignment with one lens of your binoculars. We recently got a chance to try the thing out for ourselves, and liked what it had to offer.

A new system called SARAS, which is a Spanish acronym for "Fast Acquisition of Satellites and Launchers," more than doubles the effective area of the receiving dish antenna, allowing signals from satellites to be acquired much faster.

Transport for London (TfL) has announced upcoming trails of an "intelligent" pedestrian crossing. Called the Pedestrian Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique (SCOOT), the system is part of a program to decrease traffic fatalities in the capital by 40 percent by the year 2020.

Audi is developing a system that will make never getting caught by a red light an everyday thing. The system communicates with an area's central traffic computer to calculate the best speed to catch green lights as a way of speeding up traffic while saving fuel and the the environment.

When it comes to assessing the condition of someone's eyes, it's usually necessary to utilize large, expensive contraptions such as those found in an ophthalmologist's office. Now, scientists from Stanford University have created an inexpensive system that allows smartphones to do the job.