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Before NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft completed its study of Pluto and continued on its way to the distant reaches of the Kuiper Belt, it took some parting images of Kerberos, Pluto’s smallest moon, completing a series of images of Pluto and its four other moons.

No current Mini will help you improve your tan – but that's about to change. Stylish socialites can rest easy, because Mini has answered your prayers with its new Convertible.

In the world of high-end super-sedans, there's always room for more power. The quest to outdo the rest of the crowd is why Audi has felt the need to make its RS6 and RS7 faster, by introducing a more powerful "Performance" line.

The strangely-named and quirky-looking Wendelstein 7-x nuclear fusion stellarator has been 15 years in construction and may help realize the long-held goal of continuous operation essential for the success of nuclear fusion power generation.

Scientists at UC San Diego's Jacob's School of Engineering recently created the DucTT duct-cleaning robot. It can climb vertically up ducts, and run for up to six hours on one charge of its battery pack.

Lots of pizza parlours claim to make the best slice, but few could claim to deliver it as well as Domino's now can. The firm has unveiled a "first-of-its-kind, purpose-built pizza-delivery vehicle" called the Domino's Delivery Expert that has a built-in oven to keep your stuffed crust piping hot.

A unique relic of the Space Age went on the auction block at RR Auction this week with the Bulova wristwatch worn on the Moon in 1971 by Colonel David Scott as Commander of Apollo 15 sold for US$1,625,000.

Steampunk aficionados and those looking to try something different can now enjoy a tipple at what's billed as the world's first kinetic steampunk bar. The Enigma Cafe is an impressively intricate work of interior design chock full of moving clocks, cogs, and whirring machinery.

An intriguing photo projection system uses only black images and a prism to project full-color imagery. A Dartmouth College and Disney Research Zürich study could result in future systems that dynamically trade off color fidelity, efficiency, and resolution to create full-color projections.

Of all the bike lighting systems out there, Revolights is one of the most unique. Using rim-mounted LEDs, it turns the bike's wheels into head- and tail-lights. Its creators are now set to release a new version of Revolights known as Eclipse +, which adds wireless functionality to the mix.

Hamburg/Singapore-based Floatility is developing an electric scooter made from a series of light, sturdy composites supplied by the material masters at BASF. The startup aims to offer urban networks of e-floaters as a "last mile" solution.

Mercedes says it is will be the first carmaker to equip production models with CO2 air conditioning systems. CO2 systems are said to perform better than conventional systems and to be more environmentally friendly. The move is in response to an EU directive that comes into effect in 2017.