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US company Proterra has gotten the Nevada authorities onboard for trials designed specifically to explore autonomous mass transit systems, placing its long-range electric buses on the streets of Reno. ​

After the Galaxy S8​ launched, some users complained about displays with red hues. Samsung recently issued an update that lets you manually tweak the screen's white balance – handy even if you didn't notice a red tint.

The Gilera 500cc Grand Prix bike of 1957 is one of the most desirable racing bikes in history – the final version of a bike​ that won titles in 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955​ and 1957, and now one of the 15 made is going to auction.

​Last year, a proof-of-concept study described how the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool could be used to eliminate HIV from infected cells. In a potential step towards a permanent cure, the team has shown that the technique keeps the virus from spreading, and in latent cases, rips it from its hideout.

They may give us an almost endless supply of eggs and nuggets, but industrial chicken farming comes with a tradeoff: it produces a lot of poop. To turn a con into a pro, researchers have developed a process that mixes chicken manure with an invasive weed to create a feedstock for making biofuel.

Fifty seven percent of the world's population is currently without internet access. This was one of the statistics offered up by SpaceX's Patricia Cooper this week, as she fronted the US Senate to outline the company's plans to plug the gaps using a mesh network of internet-beaming satellites. ​​

​Four years ago, we heard about a neck-worn device that wirelessly transmits an alert if its wearer should happen to start drowning. Well, the Ploota takes things a step further – it actually deploys two airbags, to bring its user up to the surface.

In the past we've seen experimental one-off canes that detected obstacles via ultrasound, or which allowed their users to locate people that they know. While the iCane can't do either of those things, it is possibly headed for production – and it does still have some handy tricks up its sleeve.

To learn more about the evolution of insecticide resistance, researchers have examined its effects on the common fruit fly. They discovered that, while the bugs might be able to survive the poison, their love life certainly takes a hit – even after their serenades.

The Lister Knobbly is a legend in the motoring world, but the legend has been confined to the race track for the past 60 years. Now a continuation version of the classic racer has been converted for use on public roads.

Manually putting up a Do Not Disturb note at work can be a hassle. With that in mind, a scientist from the University of British Columbia has invented a desktop LED light that automatically switches between green ("It's OK to talk to me") and red ("Leave me alone").​

​Samsung recently jumped back into high-end tablets with the Galaxy Tab S3. While it serves as a viable alternative to the iPad Pro, phablets are getting better and better – posing the question (once again) of whether you need a tablet at all.