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Scientists at Southwest Jiaotong University in China have reportedly built a maglev train that could reach 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h). According to The Daily Mail, a vacuum is used to minimize air resistance. Project lead Dr Deng Zigang claims it could be used for military or space launch syste

Genty has updated and uprated the design of its 2015 Akylone hypercar concept to provide even more power, with a 366 CID V8 with twin turbos that promises to put out more than 1,200 bhp, and provide the Akylone with a blistering 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) time of 2.7 seconds.

Lunar exploration may be an exciting adventure in the conquest of space, but what if you get thirsty? Pocari Sweat is a Japanese sports drink that’s popular in Asia and the Middle East, and as part of its marketing strategy it plans to deliver a can of its product to the lunar surface next year.

Looking to take a bite out of Japan's food market, electronics giant Toshiba has announced plans to construct a vegetable production factory in Yokosuka. The factory will use optimized conditions to foster indoor plant growth, the company expecting its output to yield US$2,962,200 in annual sales.

BMW's "sportscar of the future" is about to begin customer deliveries. The i8 is a plug-in hybrid with a short fully electric range, 112 miles per gallon hybrid efficiency and a very feisty, 357 horsepower, all wheel drive sports mode that fires it to 60 mpg in four and a half seconds.

Joining the growing ranks of smartphone-connected home surveillance camera that allow you to keep watch while you’re out and about, the Butterfleye allows you to check in on a live video feed and comes equipped with a thermal sensor, motion detector, and facial recognition technology.

While the recent HUVr Tech hoverboard hoax involving Tony Hawk and Christopher Lloyd had the internet buzzing with anticipation, we can now report that a Kickstarter project might finally deliver what we have all been waiting for. Well, sort of ... meet the HoverSkater.

Recent LTE-A tests have demonstrated speeds of up to 300 Mbps, but now Australia’s largest telco Telstra has upped the ante with news of a new world’s fastest: 450 Mbps LTE-A using carrier aggregation.

Tado Cooling is a Wi-Fi-enabled unit that turns any air conditioner controlled via infrared remote control into a smart device. Measuring 100 x 100 x 10 mm (3.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 in) the wall-mounted box essentially replaces the AC's remote and hands its functionality over to a smartphone.

Touch Bionics has unveiled the latest enhancements to its i-limb Ultra Revolution at OTWorld 2014 International Congress. Users can now set and assign different grips for different objects and configure the prosthetic hand via Android apps.

That most long-awaited form of transport may finally be arriving with California-based Aerofex announcing that it'll be launching its Aero-X hoverbike in 2017 at an estimated price of US$85,000 (+CPI).

Although all steel-bodied cars rust eventually, premature rusting may soon be less of a problem. A new system non-destructively analyzes automobiles' paint jobs, making sure that the layers of paint have been applied properly.