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BMW has announced ABS Pro - the first lean angle-sensitive ABS system for a supersports motorcycle, so road riders can brake safely, effectively and extremely quickly while the bike's leaned over.

Looking to combine the advantages of both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, Elytron Aircraft LLC of Mountain View, California is developing the Elytron 2S, a small tiltrotor aircraft that uses a box wing configuration and is aimed at the civilian market.

"I'll pull this car over right now if you kids don't stop misbehaving!" It might be an effective threat, but it won't make any difference if it's not heard. That's why the 2015 Toyota Sienna minivan has an optional microphone system that lets the driver relay announcements via speakers in the back.

If you place pretty much any type of solid material in the ocean, barnacles can firmly attach themselves to it. So, what do barnacles know that we don't? Scientists have recently discovered the answer, and it could lead to advances in human technologies.

Over the past few years, Heimplanet has introduced several distinctive geodesic inflatable tents. The German outfit has added three more designs, making its line-up large and tough enough for some of the most distant, challenging expeditions on Earth.

Researchers at Aalborg University, MIT and Caltech have developed a new technique that makes the nodes of a network much smarter and adaptable, leading to internet data speeds that could be as much as 10 times faster, making communication much more secure and surveillance-proof in the process.

Forest-based shelters come in all shapes and sizes, but rarely are they smaller, nor do they take their place amongst their surroundings better, than the aptly-named Forest Retreat.

VW's Passat has been totally redesigned, with new engine options, design and tech. The mid-size sedan is the 9th-generation Passat, and VW is hoping it will take the model upmarket in Europe.

One of the hassles involved in buying a bicycle is determining what frame size you should get. New York City-based Brooklyness wants to address that situation, with its one-size-for-everyone adjustable Universal Bike.

Your phone's lock-screen is used to keep would-be snoopers out of your messages, but a new app turns this idea on its head. Once installed, LokLok allows friends to leave messages and drawings on each other's lock-screens. Two things seem certain: it will be great fun and it will all end in tears!

Researchers have discovered a way to distinguish young stars from older ones by measuring the acoustic waves that they emit by using ultrasound technology similar to that used in medical diagnosis.

With what's got to be one of the shortest campaign pitches on Kickstarter, Ken McCaw is putting second production run hopes for his Hammer Jammer percussive guitar attachment in the hands of players.