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Foster + Partners recently completed a new flagship Apple Store near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper, and the Dubai Fountain, the world's largest choreographed fountain. The store's terrace features 18 motorized "Solar Wings" that open in the evening to offer choice views.

A study issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has sought to bring some figures into the discussion around the dangers of drones, finding, among other things, the chances of a head injury from a falling drone to be 0.03 percent.

​​Current approaches to cranial surgery are painstaking, but researchers at the University of Utah say they have come up with a much more efficient way of doing things, developing a robotic drill that could cut operation times by hours and reduce the risk of infection throughout. ​

To extend the range of delivery drones and help prevent packages from being pilfered, IBM has patented a new system that may one day allow unmanned aerial vehicles to make mid-air hand-offs to one another in an autonomous game of pass the parcel.

With the ALL4 all-wheel drive system and even an integrated Picnic Bench available as options, Mini is helping the Countryman live up to its name. Italian company Autohome has now made it easier for owners to extend their outdoor stay with a roof tent specifically designed for the car.

This Saoutchik Mercedes-Benz 680 S Torpedo will headline RM-Sothebys Villa d'Erba sale later this month. The 1929 New York Auto Show car and Best of Show at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, it previously sold for $3,645,000 in 2006, and $8,250,000 in 2013.​

The world’s first giant robot fight is set to take place in August, between USA's MegaBots and Japan’s Kuratas. But a third country is set to get in on the action too - China has debuted a prototype of a quadripedal, single-seat fighting robot called the Monkey King, and entered a formal challenge.

Dark matter is a mysterious beast. Now, using data gathered from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found that the best way to explain how matter clumps together in galaxies is with a model of dark matter that’s both fuzzy and excited.

Creating a different look for the Mercedes Sprinter camper van, Hartmann Tuning keeps interior furnishings and equipment minimal and flexible, opening up a lot of space for gear and cargo. Its SP Vansports Camper looks like an intriguing way to journey deep into the outdoors and set up camp.

​Forget watching water balloons pop or bullets tearing through fruit. The next generation of super-fast camera is 15 and a bit million times faster than a commercial slow-mo camera like a Phantom Flex, and can show the movement of light itself.

It's a cutthroat world​ out there, and the male cuttlefish is not above using sneaky tactics to fool rivals. But what causes a mild-mannered trickster to morph into a fighter? The answer can be found in the footage below, the first of its kind to capture a male cuttlefish brawl in the wild.​​

With an average range of only 100 mi (161 km) per charge, all-electric vehicles still can't compete with more conventional cars. To level the playing field a bit, Fraunhofer is working on a new battery design that could increase an electric car's range to 1,000 km (621 mi).