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​​Remember when Kylo Ren used the Force to stop a laser blast in mid-air? In a Canberra laboratory, physicists have managed a feat almost as magical: they froze the movement of light in a cloud of ultracold atoms. This discovery could help bring optical quantum computer from sci-fi to reality.

Plenty of standing desks and even under-desk elliptical trainers try to make working a little less sedentary, but the Velo bicycle desk from Xdesk aims to fuse working and working out into the same activity.

Forty years after legislation was introduced to combat air pollution, atmospheric acidity has now dropped back down to pre-1930 levels. This comes out of research which used a new technique to measure the pH balance of ice core samples from the Greenland ice sheet, and how it’s changed year to year.

Roku has refreshed its line-up of video streaming players, with the aim of catering for all types of viewers. Most notably, it is offering a new entry-level device at US$30, undercutting Google's $35 Chromecast, and has introduced new higher end models that can stream in 4K UHD.​

Korean automaker SsangYong is venturing into the great outdoors with a new camper van. The Tourist gives modern-day explorers and vehicle campers a simple, affordable option for driving into the wilderness and spending a night or few.

What will we be tucking into in the year 2036? A plate of bugs with a side order of seaweed? A glass of milky liquid? Take your places at table and join us as we take a look at what mealtimes in the future might look like.​

​​If you look at a cicada wing under a microscope, you'll see that it's covered in nanoscale spikes. Now, researchers have replicated those spikes' antireflective properties, and the resulting technology could be used to create more efficient solar cells. ​

We've already compared the Pixel and iPhone 7 base models, but the match-up between the Pixel XL and the iPhone 7 Plus is a little more interesting. While the Pixel and Pixel XL have most of the same specs, Apple pulled out a few more stops in its 7 Plus flagship.

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.

When you build some of the world's largest, meanest six-figure off-road adventure trucks, at some point you may want to build something smaller to appeal to a different set of buyers. For EarthCruiser, that's the GZL pickup camper.

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.

It's very important to know if harmful E. coli O157:H7 bacteria is present in foods or liquids. Scientists are now making the detection process quicker and easier, by bioengineering a virus that causes the bacteria to glow when infected. ​