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​A restaurant chain in the United States is testing out an AI-enabled self-ordering kiosk that uses facial recognition to identify customers and recall their favorite food orders. Is this the future of fast food ordering or an strange gimmick that people will not embrace?

​One of the more debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease is something known as "gait freeze," wherein the person temporarily loses the ability to step forward while walking. Scientists have come up with something that significantly reduces the problem, however – shoes with lasers in them.

A whammy bar on a guitar allows players to add vibrato to some chops while picking, and the Vibe Bar from Claude Woodward does the same for MIDI keyboards. It allows music makers to cook in pitch bends and vibrato using the same hand that's playing the notes.

Kengo Kuma specializes in blending traditional Japanese architecture with modern construction technologies. His latest work stays true to this ethos, relying a single, "randomly" stacked column of boards to support a tree-like seaside café overlooking the Pacific Ocean.​

We first reported on Zaha Hadid's sand dune-shaped Bee'ah headquarters back in late 2014. The project is now well underway, with significant sections already finished, and some further details have been revealed regarding its sustainability. It's expected to be completed in late 2018.

An international team of astronomers has successfully imaged the surface of the geriatric star π1 Gruis, revealing enormous convection cells that cycle material between the interior and surface of the star – essentially acting as a massive stellar lava lamp.

After 103 years, a robotic submarine has found the wreck of Australia's first submarine, HMAS-AE1, off the coast of the Duke of York Island group in Papua New Guinea using an advanced side-scan sonar system in a joint exercise by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and civilian search teams.

​People with limited mobility often require care workers to help them in and out of the shower, which is certainly not ideal for their self-esteem. That's why the Poseidon robotic shower was created. It allows users to shower on their own, depending on the nature of their physical challenge.

Timescope kiosk users can journey through time and watch historically accurate animated scenes of the locale. The latest addition to its portfolio has been installed at the Monument des Fraternisations in northern France, a site which commemorates the unofficial cease-fires of World War I.

The sport of motorcycling feels like it's on shaky ground in 2017, with stale sales figures in the Western world and an aging demographic. But the bikes themselves have never been better. Here's our roundup of the two-wheeled toys that tickled our fancy in 2017.

​Although there are already waterproof camera backpacks on the market, the Inrigo offers a little something extra. If too much moisture does find its way in – say if you don't close the pack correctly, or put your gear away wet – it will notify you on your smartphone.

​​SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has been a long time coming, and we've just gotten our best look at it yet, with CEO Elon Musk tweeting out photos of an almost complete Falcon 9 Heavy in the hangar ahead of a planned maiden launch next month.