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BAE Systems and General Dynamics have been tapped by the US Army to each build 12 prototype medium-armor vehicles. Part of the development phase of the Mobile Protected Firepower program, the US$376-million contracts aim to develop an agile, multi-terrain platform for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams.

​It was just this July that Japan's Yanmar Agri Corporation unveiled a line of driverless agricultural tractors. Now, as part of the same Smartpilot system, the company has announced an autonomous rice seedling-transplanter.

Though broad strokes paint a useful overall picture of rates of solar uptake in the US, there’s a lot to be learned from drilling into the finer details. Stanford scientists have built a new machine learning tool specifically to do the job, and it goes by the name of DeepSolar.

An advanced "sound tweezer" can manipulate dozens of objects independently using hundreds of tiny speakers, allowing for noninvasive surgery and a new, highly interactive type of 3D display.

​When McGill University's Dr. Sheila Wang was in medical school, she noticed that doctors simply used rulers to measure patients' diabetic skin ulcers. Figuring that there had to be a more precise, objective method of doing so, she went on to create the new Swift Skin and Wound app.

The camera world didn't offer up a whole lot of big surprises in 2018. The trends that became clear in 2017 were taken to new heights, with big sensor mirrorless rigs taking center stage, putting medium format and full frame horsepower into ever smaller and lighter bodies.

A Harvard team has developed small, insect-like robots that can climb inside machines to inspect them, saving the trouble of pulling them apart if there’s nothing that needs fixing.

​Panasonic has unveiled its latest 4K OLED flagship TV that packs a few firsts. In addition to being the first TV to pack upward-facing speakers capable of delivering Dolby Atmos audio, the GZ2000 is also the first TV to support both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision formats.

Adding to a growing body of research associating sleep quality with the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s, a study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has homed in on the specific sleep phase that, when disrupted, can be linked to early stages of cognitive decline.

One of Hubble's cameras has automatically suspended operations due to a fault. While Hubble will continue to scan the skies with its three remaining active cameras, NASA can’t be sure when the telescope will be repaired, due to the ongoing US government shutdown.

One of the more unusual watch series has come to an end with MB&F's release of its aptly named Horological Machine No. 6 (HM6) Final Edition wrist watch. The last in a line that was introduced in 2014, the stainless steel Final Edition comes in a limited run of eight units.

Istanbul-based architecture firm SO? says that its city would be lacking in land suitable for emergency housing in the event of a major earthquake. In response, the firm has conceived a prototype floating shelter that has an interesting folding design.