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Researchers from MIT say that if drivers kept an even distance between cars rather than tailgating in order to push ahead, traffic flow would remain even. This "bilateral control," could double the speed of the average vehicle on busy highways.

A variety of innovative camping stoves have arrived recently, from the BioLite that turns heat energy into electricity, to the GoSun, a solar oven that can boil water in 30 minutes. The latest device making a play for campsites is the Morphcooker, a portable, battery-powered electric camping stove.

In what may be a preview of the future of athletics, Hubo, a humanoid robot, carried the Olympic torch in Daejeon, South Korea as part of the relay leading up to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The robot had to perform a disaster rescue operation to hand off the torch to the next runner.

MotoGP will get its own electric motorcycle class for 2019 in the form of a single make Moto-e race based on production streetbikes. And now we know what the bikes will be based on: the Energica Ego, a 145-horsepower, 570-lb Italian sports machine capable of 150 mph.

​It's always nice if you can get away with just taking a carry-on bag when travelling by air. Getting a whole trip's worth of clothes in a carry-on-sized bag can be a challenge, though … which is why the GoBag backpack was created.

In 2015, a startup called Aqua Design Innovations launched a low-maintenance home aquaponics system that relied on the natural filters to keep its waters clear. The company raised a lot of cash in the process, and is now building on that success with a bigger system that accommodates more plants.

According to a new study, the thylacine was struggling even before humans hunted them to extinction. After sequencing the complete genome from a century-old specimen, the researchers investigated the evolution of the thylacine to potentially help current endangered species avoid the same fate.

You can't get much more mysterious than the interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua, but is it mysterious enough to be an artificial probe designed by a spacefaring alien civilization? Researchers at the Breakthrough Listen initiative​​​​ want to find out.

Component maker Synaptics says its first in-display fingerprint sensor is now in mass production. And it's coming to a phone made by one of the top five manufacturers in the world sometime next year – which may mean we won't see every Android phone maker switch to a Face ID-style biometric system.

A study examining how the plastic waste is torn apart by ocean life has uncovered some eye-popping evidence, finding that a single plastic bag is literally broken into millions of microscopic pieces before being spread throughout the seas. ​

Looking for the ideal Christmas gift? Look further. Even if your digital pockets are bursting with Bitcoin, the following collection of outrageous items are likely beyond your reach.

The Eucalyptus, by Minimaliste, has a total floorspace of just 285 sq ft (26.4 sq m). The towable dwelling includes two lofts and a solar power system that offers its owners the freedom to go off-the-grid while retaining some nice home comforts, like a big TV, dishwasher and washer/dryer.