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​Two new complimentary studies have utilized CRISPR gene editing technology to explore how specific genes affect wing pattern variation in butterflies. By selectively knocking out single genes and observing the effects, scientists have uncovered a key insight into how broad biodiversity can evolve.

BMW builds some of the hottest metal on four wheels, but it also has a history of running off on tangents. From bikes to bobsleds, the company isn't scared to try things outside its realm. The latest side-project is the M Bike Limited Carbon, designed to celebrate the upcoming M5 super-sedan.

Parrot has today announced an upgrade to its Bebop 2 drone, the Bebop 2 Power. As its name suggests, this flavor has been given a power boost. Pilots can now get an hour's worth of flight time, though that will need to be split into two sessions.

A new Rolls-Royce Phantom is big news. The latest, the Phantom VIII, is a significant step on from its predecessor, from the way it looks to the luxurious cabin. We donned our finest suits and headed to Rolls-Royce in Melbourne, Australia to take a closer look at the car.

Hyperloop One's Global Challenge is an XPrize-style competition to draw out the globe's brightest ideas for the most promising Hyperloop routes. The company has today announced the 10 winners, with potential routes spanning three continents and more than 6,000 km (3,700 mi) worth of track.

Hewlett-Packard's fourth generation Z workstations are aimed squarely at design and productivity professionals, with its pack leader, the Z8 G4 desktop computer, claimed to be the most powerful desktop workstation in the world.​

​​In developing nations, it can be very difficult for people to get to health care facilities on a frequent basis. That's why scientists at MIT have created a system that allows many doses of medicine to be delivered over an extended time period, via a single injection.​

Mining is inherently dirty work, but it is set to get a little cleaner on the back of a heavy duty electric vehicle currently under development. Some time in the next few months, the Komatsu HD 605-7 will start carting materials down from a Swiss mountain powered by a mammoth 4.5-ton battery pack.

​​Back in 2015, we first heard about the Prynt Case – an iPhone case that printed instant photos which were taken with the phone. Now, its makers have released a more compact model, known as the Prynt Pocket.

McLaren Applied Technologies was recently given the task of creating a new type of body armor to protect an unnamed billionaire from damaging their fragile ribcage following surgery. The result is the Invincible Shield.

With a usable electric range and a four-cylinder gasoline engine, the BMW 530e has lots of on-paper potential – but there's no guarantee that translates to on-road fuel savings. New Atlas spent a week driving a 530e iPerformance to see how little fuel a big, luxurious sedan could use.

Billed as a smarter home monitoring system, Aire is a self-flying robot that can be engaged remotely to provide a livestream of around the house, featuring a soft fabric exterior to avoid injuries to anybody nearby. ​