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Microsoft has been busy rounding out its Surface line, most recently with new Surface Pro, successor to the well-received Surface Pro 4. Here's how the specs and features of the new 2-in-1 tablet compare to those of its big brother, the Surface Book.

Motoring power wars have escalated to the point where the average hot hatch is able to break most speed limits in less than six seconds. According to Hyundai, the solution is warm cars like the Elantra SR Turbo. It isn't too cold, and it isn't too hot – the SR Turbo aims for the goldilocks zone.

​​One problem with teaching robots to walk over uneven terrain is that what works in one setting may not fly in another. One solution would be to have the robot teach itself as it goes, which is exactly the approach researchers at Arizona State University have taken with their so-called C-Turtle.

We have previously reported on the recent rise in value of comic art, with Herge's TinTin regularly exceeding US$1 million, and the trend continued this week with a Robert Crumb "Fritz the Cat" front cover art selling for $717,000​ to become the most valuable piece of American comic art yet sold.​

What would an e-reader display with 600 ppi, double that of the current top-of-the-line Kindle, look like? Japan Display Inc. has offered a taste of this future, this week showcasing what it calls the world's highest resolution e-paper backplane. ​​

The 986 hp McLaren P1 LM became the world's fastest production car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife last month. The extraordinary time is a significant automotive landmark for McLaren, the Lanzante team that executed the mission, and the the car that was used. Here's why.

We've opined several times of late that mobile VR hardware hasn't exactly been throttling forward at breakneck speed. HTC just announced a mobile headset that brings something truly new to the table, but only Japanese tables will be showcasing the HTC Link.

Two years ago, maker Ritsert Mans embarked on a nature-inspired motorbike building adventure that would result in a wood-framed beach racer fueled by microalgae oil supplied by Peter Mooij. A work in progress, much of the bike is fashioned from wood – including the frame, handlebars and swingarms.

​Construction has finally begun on the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), with the first stone laid in a ceremony last week. Being built by the ESO on the 3,046 m (9,993 ft) high summit of Cerro Armazones in Chile, the E-ELT is set to be the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope.

​Blasting equipment into space is costly, so reducing weight and size is crucial. Last year, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) was deployed to the ISS to test how an inflatable habitat stands up to the harsh environment of space. Now, one year on, NASA has reported its initial findings.

Precisely locating the positions of both friends and foes is key for a mission to roll out both smoothly and without avoidable casualties. The US Army has just revealed its latest innovation, a head-up display system for soldiers called “Tactical Augmented Reality,” or TAR.

BMW Motorrad created the Vision Next 100 series of concept machines to demonstrate its take on the next century of personal mobility. The Concept Link joins its ranks, showcasing technologies that are likely to dominate future city streets, like electric powertrains and extended connectivity.