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Less than six weeks after the last minute cancellation of the 2008 event due to threats of terrorist attacks, organizers have announced that the 2009 Dakar will take place in Argentina and Chile - the first to be held outside of Africa.

Between January 2001, and December 2010 our global society will have transformed from one where 13% of carried a mobile phone, to one where 70% carry one according to Mobile Intelligence data – that’s one hell of a leap with some massive implications.

Lockheed Martin has received a ten-year, $1 billion contract from the FBI to develop and maintain the Next Generation Identification system, which will expand fingerprint capacity to double the size of its current database, and incorporate palm print, iris, and facial recognition capabilities.

Set for its world premiere later this month, the track version of the two-seater E-Vade sportscar weighs just 900 kg and achieves 500 kW from a modified Nissan V6 engine mounted longitudinally behind the driver.

Smart Target has developed a wireless proximity alarm system designed to boost child safety by helping parents quickly locate wayward young ones and keep them within a pre-set "virtual fence".

Violins created by Antonio Stradivarius have, in the eyes of collectors and instrumental experts, never been bettered. With only 650 in existence today, the news that a violin by the world’s most celebrated craftsman is for sale will be music to collectors and performers ears alike. A mystery howeve

The Air Force has given Wei Shyy, chair of the Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Michigan, grants totaling more that $1 million a year to research small flapping-wing UAVs.

Enrollment is complete for the Phase I trial of the electronic retinal implant known as The Argus II - a device which restores a basic level of sight using an external camera mounted in eyeglasses linked to a tiny array of 60 electrodes attached to the retina.

Digit Wireless, creator of Fastap keyboard technology, has pioneered a Hindi Language Platform for mobile devices to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding Indian technology con

It's quite a claim, but in the quest to prove that the XP1 is the world's toughest phone Sonim Technologies has seen its rugged handset run over by a truck, burnt, encased in concrete, used as a soccerball and even attached to fireworks.

The EU funded €5.4 million BIOTACT project is seeking to replicate the rat’s highly efficient whisker system, which can accurately determine the shape of objects and help capture prey.

QSTARZ has released the BT-Q1000 Platinum - a Bluetooth GPS Travel Recorder that pairs with your PDA or Smartphone to provide satellite navigation and allows users to record up to 200,000 waypoints.