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Not getting fat or developing diabetes despite enjoying a high-fat diet is the dream of many a fast-food fan. Although such dreams remain just that for us humans, they've become reality for mice involved in a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Honda has become the first car manufacturer to adopt a new driving simulator technology that uses more servos than the average flight simulator most driving sims are based upon. The Driver-in-Motion 250 uses nine servos to move the cockpit, adding extra dimensions to movement.

New York-based Vinci is looking to forge a more independent path for its latest headphones, which pack their own self-contained minicomputer with 3G, Wi-Fi, voice-control, and fitness tracking, all of which means they need no external smartphone to function.

​Electric vehicles are an increasingly common sight on our roads. Though auto makers and fuel suppliers have committed to installing more chargers to meet rising EV demand, Berlin's Chargery proposes bringing the charging station to its customers by bicycle.​

Cars, trikes and bikes aren't the only things worth seeing at this year's LA Auto Show. The show is playing host to its fair share of awesome large and rugged vehicles, from the all-new Jeep Wrangler, to the most luxurious Range Rover out there and a tracked-out GMC Sierra snow machine.

​​Few vehicle concepts get the juices flowing like those from Rinspeed. The Swiss automaker has now shared a new details about its latest concept – a two-part electric vehicle designed to be recycled and upgraded to keep pace with fast-moving automotive technologies.​

Nikolaos Mavridis has made a career out of building robots, in 2009 introducing to the world Ibn Sina, the world's first Arabic-speaking humanoid. New Atlas sat down with the scientist to pick his brains on the "uncanny valley," and whether we actually even need human-like robots at all.

LG is heading to CES with two new monitors. A 34-inch UltraWide model pops 5,120 x 2,160 pixels while the second monitor flings 4K resolution across 32 diagonal inches.​ Both debut Nano IPS, where nano-sized particles on the LED promise premium picture quality and more life-like viewing.

​The legalization of recreational marijuana in some US states has resulted in a giant new multibillion dollar industry. The latest THC-innovation comes from a Californian winery that has created the world’s first alcohol-free, marijuana-infused Sauvignon Blanc.

A new high-tech US embassy was recently completed in London. The billion dollar project takes the form of a glazed cube. It's efficient too: the building features rainwater recycling and solar panels, and is slated for LEED Platinum and BREEM Outstanding green building certifications.

​If you're an avid videographer, then it's likely that you'll want to use both an action camera and a camera-equipped drone. Why buy the two, though, if you can get one product that serves both functions? That's the thinking behind the Pitta drone – plus it also works as a home security camera.

​Longline fisheries may catch a lot of fish, but they also catch seabirds such as albatross. Several years ago, a group of conservationists began work on a product designed to keep the birds from getting caught. It's known as the Hookpod, and a recent study has concluded that it really works.