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We're used to touchscreens, but now researchers have created new, touch-sensitive fibers that can be used to interact with electronic devices. The microscopic fibers capable of detecting touch, strain and twisting, which could lead to new sorts of wearable devices and sensing applications.

Whether artificial sweeteners make you gain weight has been hotly debated, with numerous studies showing correlations between a tendency to obesity and consumption of low-calorie sweeteners. A new study could have uncovered one of the biological mechanisms behind this counter-intuitive phenomenon.

The venerable Canon 5D MkIII can now record in 4K RAW video formats thanks to Magic Lantern, a free firmware download that hacks the EOS DSLR's operating system and unlocks all sorts of new abilities Canon usually reserves for its dedicated video cameras.

The normally sedate city of Seattle sounded more like the set of a science fiction epic today as the world's largest boring machine, better known as "Bertha", roared and screeched its way into the open air in the shadow of the iconic Space Needle.

The social campers over at M2C Innovation are back doing what they do: building modular tents that link up into full-blown campsite communities. The last time we checked in, they were focused on domes, but now they've moved on to Qubes.

​Tumor-treating fields are a relatively new form of cancer treatment that send mild electrical fields through the scalp. New research results have found that it significantly improves survival rates in brain cancer patients, with scientists labelling it a once-in-a-decade advance in the area.​​

​Getting medication to the brain can be tricky because of the blood brain barrier. Certain peptides in animal venoms are known to bridge that gap in order to attack the brain and new research hopes to hijack that invasive quality to deliver drugs across the barrier instead.

For the first time, research has shown that deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) can fundamentally alter the composition of gut microbiota, resulting in both weight loss and general improvements in other metabolic and hormonal factors.

Celebrity provenance is a wildcard variable in determining the price of any item and this week three cars with celebrity provenance went to auction. Donald Trump's Ferrari F430 won the day, narrowly beating a 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster once owned by Academy-Award-Winner Nicolas Cage

​Ordinarily, when we think of prehistoric items that have been preserved in amber, things like insects come to mind. Recently, however, scientists uncovered what are claimed to be the first fossilized red blood cells from a mammal – likely a monkey.

Pickup trucks dot the American landscape and half-ton trucks like the F-150 are the top three best-selling vehicles in the U.S. The Ford F-150 tops those sales charts with a combination of utility, fuel economy, and comfort that defines the modern pickup truck.

Nikon has (almost) been around for 100 years, and it's pulling out all the stops to celebrate. Along with a set of commemorative trinkets, like neck straps and crystal cameras, the imaging and optics company has designed limited edition versions of its flagship cameras, lenses and binoculars.