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A new study suggests that encoding information using corkscrew-shaped laser beams could help us keep pace with our ever-increasing data demands.

MIT scientists have advanced a new design for a lithium-air cell that could perform better than commercial lithium-ion, while also using cheaper materials.

SpaceX has been awarded a second post-certification mission order for its Crew Dragon manned spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station.

On the way to buildings that act like “large-scale living organisms”, scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are developing smart bricks which make use of microbes to recycle wastewater, generate electricity and produce oxygen.

In the next few months, Nintendo and Sega are relaunching modern versions of classic home consoles, but for those whose gaming nostalgia brings up memories of noisy arcades and dingy bars, the Retro-Bit Generations takes 100+ classic games from the arcade era and jams them onto one little machine.

​Last month, an acoustic monitoring buoy was put in place in the New York Bight, listening out for sounds from some of the world’s largest mammals. The buoy has already picked up sounds from a heard of fin whales – the second largest whale species on the planet.

When people suffer from conditions such as Alzheimer's, autism or schizophrenia, however, that function can be compromised. Now, scientists have discovered that help for such individuals may lie in the form of zapping their brains while they sleep.​

​​Florida State University Professor Michael Delp has identified a link between deep space radiation exposure, and a high rate of mortality due to vascular deterioration in astronauts who flew beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) during the Apollo program.

The image you see here is the first glimpse of BMW's upcoming M4 GT4 racer. It is set to supersede the popular M3 GT4 as BMW's offering for GT4 class race championships. The car will be based on the BMW M4 Coupé, boasting the same drivetrain and electronics.

Hand carts are a great way to roll gear where it needs to go. But what happens when the gear you need to haul is the cart itself? If it's the Kyboka, you fold it flat in a matter of seconds, drop it in the accompanying shoulder bag and get going.

In the 1990's, Life magazine ran a series of articles in which they asked some of the most renowned architects at the time to design homes that could be built for under US$200,000 and sold the plans. One of the most popular of those designs, has been revamped and made available for sale again.​​

​​With no chute, no wingsuit and a big net awaiting far below, Luke Aikens tumbled out of the airplane to begin his 25,000-ft free fall. Minutes later he would embrace his family as the first skydiver to pull off such a feat, but the world record attempt wasn't without last-minute complications. ​