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​​For almost a decade, scientist Todd Dawson has studied the giant sequoia trees of California's Whitaker Forest. But as the region suffers through a record-breaking drought, Dawson and his team are now getting some much needed help, by way of sensor-equipped drones

The Corbin Sparrow is back. The fully enclosed, electric, single-seat, three wheel city commuter out of Hollister, California features bizarre golf ball dimpling all over the rear surfaces for superior aerodynamics. We spoke to Mike Corbin about his modest ambitions for this remarkable little car.

​GoPro's release of its long-awaited Karma drone didn't exactly go to plan, but customers can still get a taste of the drone's camera technology – albeit on the ground. The company has now begun sales of the Karma Grip, which is a handheld camera stabilizer much like competitor's DJI's Osmo.

In Beijing, even cramped apartments can fetch a small fortune, but PAO recently built a new prefab home for a first-time buyer for just US$10,000. Based on the firm's patented panel system, it can potentially be assembled by a couple of unskilled people in as little as 24 hours using a hex key.

Amazon has shown it will try just about anything to get its stuff into consumers' hands. The monster retailer's latest take on the brick-and-mortar store is called Amazon Go, a convenience store without check-out lines that works via a mobile app.​

Google will run entirely on renewable energy next year, it says. The tech giant says it plans to buy enough wind and solar electricity to power all of its operations, including data centers and offices, as well as invest in the creation of new renewable energy sources.

​When baseball pitchers are practising, three of the main things that they try to improve are the ball's speed, trajectory and spin rate. A group of Taiwan-based entrepreneurs is now offering a new way of measuring these, in the form of the Strike "smart" baseball.​

​Lexus is no stranger to weird concepts, the brand having previously created everything from hover boards to spacecraft. Its latest offering is one of the most eye-catching ideas yet. For its appearance in a pop music video, the LIT IS was covered in more than 40,000 LED lights​.

A year after it first got under way, the first major work for London's Thames Tideway Tunnel "super sewer" project has been completed. A replacement pier at Blackfriars will provide continued access to river transport during work to reinforce the nearby river wall.

​​NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has completed the first of 20 close-proximity passes of Saturn’s outermost rings. The pass, which took place on Dec. 4 at 8:09 a.m. EST saw the probe fly just 6,800 miles (11,000 km) from the center of Saturn’s F ring.

​Some lucky enthusiast will walk away from an upcoming Bonhams auction and be able to drive away with a street legal Formula 1 race car built to meet UK regulations.

​Forget apples. According to a recent study, eating a handful of nuts a day keeps heart disease, cancer, stroke and premature death away.