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Thanks to gravity, fluids flow downwards following the path of least resistance. Now researchers at Brandeis University have mixed biological molecules into a substance that marks the first steps towards developing a self-propelling liquid, that could flow free of human or gravitational influence.

With the number of companies marketing VPNs skyrocketing, making an informed decision is harder than ever. We've evaluated four of the leading commercial VPN providers – IPVanish, ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PrivateInternetAccess. Here's who we recommend.

The ESA's Swarm satellites have found a strange system at work in the upper atmosphere. Electrical fields created as solar winds interact with the planet’s magnetic field have been found to drive supersonic plasma jets, which can heat the ionosphere to temperatures as high as 10,000º C (18,032º F).

Though we're not opposed to pounding a foot on pavement, we do find electric skateboards to be a whole lot of fun. France's Bird feels that the hand-held controllers that accompany them are cumbersome and unnecessary. It's created a system that makes use of feet to control acceleration and braking.

Even in the bizarre world of quantum physics there are some behaviors researchers felt they could count on – such as the way entangled photons operate. But new research has shown that even those tiny particles of light don't behave as we previously thought.​

​Last month Canon announced the EOS M6 which promises to pack flagship skills into a compact body. We went hands-on with the upcoming mirrorless camera at The Photography Show 2017 to see whether its compact size makes up for the lack of an electronic viewfinder. Read on to see how we got on.

The rapid growth of solar arrays and wind farms might sound like a win for the environment, but storing renewable sources of energy efficiently on the grid​ remains a challenge for energy providers. EU scientists are turning to a cheap and plentiful natural resource for the answer: air.

More affordable transatlantic flights could soon be landing a little closer to the center of London. Bombardier has announced that its CS100 single-aisle aircraft has completed a non-stop flight from London City Airport (LCY) to New York's JFK carrying a payload comparable to 100 to 150 passengers.

The automat offers laptop or smartphone tunesmiths the opportunity to create something distinctly analog. A control box acts as the go-between for MIDI software and a bunch of bashers and beaters that can be placed near such things as plastic boxes, metal balls or glass jars to sound the melody.

Skis might have started as wooden planks, but they've evolved into high-tech feats of engineering. The latest take on downhill skis borrows from the world of high-performance tires, with Pirelli and Blossom Skis chasing a competitive edge with rubber.

Some smart people are investing big time and money into computers that can read your thoughts as they are conceived. Here we take a look at the current state of these brain-computer interfaces, and the challenges that remain in getting them inside our heads.

Researchers in Sweden are developing a device that increases the fuel efficiency of trucks by cloaking them in electric wind. Using plasma actuators to charge the air, the new technology controls the flow of wind around the truck to reduce drag and could improve fuel consumption by five percent.