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Aspiring baseball pitchers have been added to the list of people who can benefit from ball tracking technology. Rapsodo opens the door for the measurement of spin, velocity and trajectory.

Some 2,118 m (6,948 ft) high up in the Triglav National Park in Slovenia's Julian Alps, an aging mountain shelter built in 1936 was recently decommissioned. Its replacement adds some important modern upgrades, including a tough aluminum shell and solar power.

​In the minds of many, the clearest pictures of dinosaurs probably come from a certain movie, but scientists are constantly revising that. A new study has identified the oldest known fossil of a bird's vocal organ, helping uncover how today's diverse birdsong developed.

Mercedes has used the E-Class to show exactly what current radar-guided autonomous driving systems can do. Now, BMW has unveiled its seventh-generation 5 Series, loaded to the gills with semi-autonomous driving systems to make life easier for the driver.

​​In order to monitor their blood glucose levels, diabetics typically have to perform finger-prick blood tests. Scientists from the University of Texas at Dallas, however, are creating an electrochemical biosensor that continuously measures glucose in the wearer's sweat. ​

After a great 2016 Overland Expo West in May, we found ourselves hungry for more, so this year we attended the newer Overland Expo East show in Asheville, North Carolina, which has the same great sense of go-anywhere adventure and "no-obstacle-too-big" innovation. Here are the highlights.

GPS is great unless you lose the signal, so the University of California, Riverside is developing an alternative navigation system that uses secondary radio signals, such as from cell phone systems and Wi-Fi, and is claimed to be highly reliable, consistent, and tamper-proof.

Win-win: How Finnish researchers are hoping to ease agriculture's toll on the environment with a device that converts plant cells into food.

Having moved from a heavily modified Subaru WRX to a tuned up Ford Fiesta, Ken Block jumped into the Hoonicorn Mustang. Now, it's has been given an upgrade, with a brand new twin-turbo engine making 1,400 hp.

Hyundai is preparing an all-out onslaught for SEMA 2016, having taken the wraps off a Veloster to join the set of four-wheel drives it showed off last week. The Gurnade Concept takes the basic Hyundai Veloster, and works in a wide-bodykit and some choice engine modifications.

When we first heard about the WalkCar, there was talk of a Kickstarter campaign slated to begin last October. Although that apparently never materialized, WalkCar manufacturer Cocoa Motors has now announced that it will begin taking preorders directly later this month. ​

Disaster relief shelters need to be cost-effective, easy to transport and quick to construct, which explains why many use a flat-pack design. Showing just what's possible in this format, the Duffy Shelter can be constructed in less than an hour and up to 35 of them can be transported in one van.