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Small airports often don't have much traffic because they don't have an adequate tower system, and they don't have an adequate tower system because they don't have much traffic. The opening of the world's first remotely operated air-traffic control system could change that.

At this year's Salone del Mobile, Dutch Design firm Weltevree unveiled its updated take on the root cellar. Groundfridge uses the earth's own insulating properties to keep food fresh.

At the turn of this year, students from Eindhoven University of Technology constructed a replica of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in ice. Next up, they're turning their attention to a bridge designed by Leonardo da Vinci. If successfully completed, it will have the longest open span ever built from ice.

30m2 Flat in Paris makes up for its unimaginative name with an inspired interior design that includes sliding furniture, a folding bed, and a tiny bathroom. It was completed earlier this year and is located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.

The world's largest social network has today added free video calls to its Messenger mobile app. The move pits Facebook against already established video chat services and affords users yet another way to get some remote face-to-face time with the tap of a button.

The Microsoft Kinect may be facing some competition. The Motion Contrast 3D Scanning (MC3D) camera should also be economical, while offering higher-quality imaging and the ability to operate in sunlight.

Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin have developed Harmony, a two-armed, robotic exoskeleton that uses mechanical feedback and sensor data to provide therapy to patients with spinal and neurological injuries.

The smartphone world is one of never-ending oneupmanship. About a month after the launch of two of the best phones we've seen, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, LG is trying to knock the new kings of the mountain off their perch. But can the LG G4 keep up?

In science, things can move quickly and once-vaunted instruments are often left by the wayside. Bonhams auction house regularly scoops 'em up and dusts 'em off, inviting the technologically curious to take a little stroll through the history of scientific achievement.

Unfortunately, electric bikes can tend to be rather expensive, but the creators of the Wave eBike are looking to buck the trend. Billed as "the world's most affordable electric bike ever," it is claimed to provide long range and high speed at half the price of comparable models.

A cheap 3D-printed attachment can turn smartphones into sophisticated microscopes. Armed with the new device, a smartphone would be able to detect single DNA strands and analyze them to diagnose diseases including cancer and Alzheimer’s without bulky and expensive equipment.

NASA has dusted off and improved on a tilt wing aircraft design. Called the Greased Lightning GL-10, the unmanned prototype made a successful vertical takeoff and transition to horizontal flight at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, not far from NASA Langley.