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The Aegis Pro headphones from 16-year-old Kingsley Cheng are designed to ensure that audio output never strays above a safe level for kids, while also promising optimum sonic quality.

A world first for motorized two-wheelers stands out among the typical upgrades​ announced for BMW Motorrad's 2016 scooter line-up. Side View Assist is a system that monitors the scooter's blind spots and prevents the rider from choosing a trajectory that crosses paths with other vehicles.

Unmanned aerial vehicles could replace people in monitoring forest regeneration projects in the tropics, with consequent savings in time and money as well as much-improved data collection. Drone-based monitoring could also spread conservation efforts to new regions, thereby curbing deforestation.

Apple is positioning its new iPad Pro as a lightweight productivity machine, but where does that leave this year's ultra-light, almost-tablet-like MacBook? We pit these two Apple gadgets against each other in the categories that matter most.

Although we've already seen various illuminated turn indicators for bicycles, the fact is that cyclists should still also be using traditional hand signals. That's where the TurnCycle comes in. It uses the rider's hand signals to automatically activate a separate LED turn indicator.​

Mealworms, it turns out, can survive on a diet of Styrofoam. With that in mind, scientists at Stanford University have now determined that mealworms can break the difficult-to-recycle plastic foam down into a biodegradable waste product.​

Researchers have created a battery incorporating the skins of portabella mushrooms. The move not only has the potential to reduce the economic and environmental cost of battery production, but may also result in batteries whose capacity increases over time.

​It may be no Michelangelo, but a robotic arm wielding a brush has completed a multi-colored oil painting at the behest of nothing other than human eyes. The system has been developed as engineers search for intuitive means of controlling robotic limbs.

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have developed a new technology called ITAG, which is designed to place instruments on squid, jellyfish to provide detailed information about the animals and their habitat.

Lazzarini's Jet Capsule "mini yacht" protoype garnered plenty of attention when it was unveiled in 2013, as did the smaller, faster Reptile version earlier this year. Now, a new 2016 public launch version has been announced. It retains its pod-like look and offers a variety of features and options.

​The Biomimicry Institute has announced the finalists of the Global Design Challenge. Eight teams will now go on to prototype their solutions in an accelerator program that will award US$100,000 to the winner.

Thonet & Vander, an audio manufacturer based out of Germany, has recently debuted a number of high-end Bluetooth speakers to consumers in the US. We’ve recently had the opportunity to crank up and hulk out to the flagship model, the Koloss.