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In a small taste of things to come in military operations, the US Marine Corps has tested the mettle of a self-driving mini-truck at the 2014 RIMPAC international naval exercise.

Break out the party hats because NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating its second anniversary on Mars. Two years ago today, the unmanned spacecraft touched down at Bradbury Landing in Gale Crater on the start of a multi-year mission to study the Red Planet.

IceLiners could be the perfect solution to creating ice-cold cocktails which stay almost-frozen for as long as it takes to drink them. IceLiners is simple, comprising a silicone mold used to line a glass with frozen water, fruit juice, or mixer suitable for consuming with your favorite cocktail.

Timex has unveiled the latest timepiece in its Ironman range in the form of a standalone, 3G-packing smartwatch. The device makes use of Mirasol display technology and provides some useful, fitness-focused functionality without the need to be paired with a smartphone.

After Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro with Retina Display lineup last week, perhaps you're wondering how the new models compare to Apple's other flagship notebook, the MacBook Air? Let's put the two side-by-side to compare their features and specs.

Billions of cigarette butts are discarded around the world each year, but new research suggests they could be set for a new lease on life with scientists demonstrating that used filters can be transformed into a high-performance supercapacitor component.

The levels of a building are traditionally stacked upon one another with stairs or elevators used as a means of moving between them. A new design by Sure Architecture, however, takes a different approach. The Endless City in Height instead features two ramps that spiral upwards.

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is normally the focal point of the world's most important automotive festival. With so many rare cars set to go to auction this week, the entire market is transfixed with the possibilities. We look at the major cars set to cross the auction block.

Bionic hands are too expensive for many amputees, such as a boy that General Electric engineer Lyman Connor met last year. Connor proceeded to design and build a low-cost bionic hand in his home workshop, which he now hopes to get to the boy, if only he can locate him.

In a recent survey of blind London youth, about half of the participants stated that they were uncomfortable using the Underground system. With that in mind, the Royal London Society for Blind People partnered with the ustwo design firm to create a prototype guidance system known as wayfindr.

The HexHog is a six-wheeled electric ATV (or all terrain vehicle) designed for wheelchair users. It can tackle very rough terrain at a top speed of 8.5 mph (13.6 km/h) and has a range of around 8 to 12 miles (13 to 19 km), depending on terrain.

In a blow for asymmetry, Disney Research Zurich and ETH Zurich have developed a computer algorithm that can take any shape, no matter how cock-eyed, and make it spin like a top.