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In the near future, you might be surprised to visit to the giant hardware store in your town and find yourself greeted by a chatty robot rather than a human sales assistant. A harbinger of this age of robotic shopping is being trialled in California.

Don't like the thought of people sampling your lunch, "borrowing" your pens, or making unauthorized withdrawals from your cookie jar? Well, then you may like Don't Move. It's a small device that's essentially an electronic version of the "Do Not Touch" sticker.

Drift Innovation's line of actioncams are certainly worthy competitors to the venerable GoPro Hero, although some potential buyers might wish that they were a little more compact. Well, the company has addressed that with its new Drift Stealth 2.

Accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 1.785 seconds, an electric vehicle from Switzerland dubbed "Grimsel" has claimed a new world record for acceleration in electric cars, smashing the previous record by more than 300ths of a second.

BMW's Multistrada-killer just launched at EICMA Milan and it looks like a beauty, featuring the psychotic 160-horsepower engine out of the S1000R in a light sports adventure package, and a slick set of electronics that includes lean angle sensitive ABS Pro, that makes braking in a corner much safer.

Hydrogen-powered cars are a greener alternative to those powered by petrol. One new Mercedes-Benz concept car is not only powered by hydrogen, but by its paint job as well. The Vision G-Code SUV is finished in "multi-voltaic silver" paint that harvests solar and wind energy.

Can a tablet replace a laptop? Or, more specifically, can an iPad Air 2 replace a MacBook Air? The answer, of course, will depend on what you're looking for ... but perhaps comparing their features and specs could be a start.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a cheap and simple testing kit to measure levels of B12 in the blood. The test uses dried blood spot analysis and could benefit people in remote rural areas where B12 deficiency is more prevalent.

The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter took a major step toward operational service this week with its first arrested landing on a US Navy carrier off the coast of San Diego, California.

Porsche has given the world a look at one of the cars it will be showing at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show in the form of the Panamera Exclusive Series – a limited-run long wheelbase version of the 570 hp (425 kW) Panamera Turbo S.

Plenty of new buildings are now being built with technologies to help minimize environmental impact. Few, however, do so to the extent that Cairo, Egypt's, upcoming Gate Residence will. The complex will feature windcatchers, geothermal cooling, solar panels, solar heater tubes and wind turbines.

Scientists at Purdue University have come up with a way of growing corn in caves, but it doesn't involve some bizarre mating of maize and mushroom, but the manipulation of light and temperature.