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Capturing carbon from the air and sequestering it is emerging as a viable strategy, and now scientists have developed a new method to turn CO2 gas back into solid coal, that can then be buried, or even used for electronic components.

​If you're a winter cyclist, then you'll know how off-putting it can be to press your butt down onto an ice-cold saddle. Slovenian inventor Drago Beravs is out to remedy that situation, with his heated Sweet Saddle.

The folding smartphone may have finally arrived during Mobile World Congress this week with the unveiling of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold and Huawei’s Mate X. So what do these two bendable blowers stand for exactly?

Raising kids can be equal parts thrilling and terrifying. And every parent knows the dread as their child gets behind the wheel of a car for the first time. Where will they go? What will happen? Will they stay safe? Those questions and more can bounce around like a ping pong ball inside your mind.

Lockheed Martin is turning to the littlest factories imaginable to develop a new generation of advanced materials. Working under a US$10 million, five-year contract the company will develop ways to bioengineer the DNA in single-cell organisms as a way to create new materials.

​Kalashnikov is undoubtedly best known for its AK-47, but these days the Russian manufacturing giant has its fingers in all sorts of pies. The latest of its future-focused projects is a sacrificial military drone designed crash into the ground, taking targets down remotely on impact. ​​

Another flying car company is preparing to join the race, as Australia's Macchina Volantis gears up to prototype its roadable 5-seat electric aircraft. With VTOL capability, winged flight mode and a diesel range extender, it should fly at three times highway speed and offer some serious range.

Boeing has taken the wraps off its latest combat drone​, presenting a model of its Loyal Wingman UAV at the Australian International Airshow. The concept demonstrator aircraft is being developed in partnership between the Australian government and Boeing Australia.

Relics of the Cold War that were once top secret are now public exhibits. Case in point is the Titan Missile Museum that was once home to a globe-spanning suborbital missile topped with a nine-megaton nuclear warhead and is now a museum dedicated to the dark days of mutually assured destruction.

​Ram Truck unveiled new chassis cab heavy-duty work truck models at the Chicago Auto Show in February. With towing maxing at over 35,000 pounds, it’s clear that something is happening with these trucks. We’ve had a chance to get more up close and learned that the secret is in chassis engineering.

France's Optinid offers something different with its line of tiny houses that open up the bedrooms with sliding roofs. The firm's Stéphanie model offers another take on its sliding roof design and increases the total sleeping capacity to six people.

Adventurer, environmental activist and "Dude Making a Difference​" Rob Greenfield is also involved in the tiny house movement but feels that the rise in luxury models is missing the point. To prove that small living can be done on a modest budget, he recently built a tiny house for under US$1,500.