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The all-new, fourth-generation Audi A8 has officially arrived. The high-tech sedan becomes the first production car to include Level 3 autonomous capabilities, and it also has an intelligent active suspension, heavily digitized cockpit with new MMI infotainment engine, and all-wheel steering.

As a test of a new system to transport incapacitated astronauts on the lunar surface, astronauts have conducted a simulated rescue of an "injured" moonwalker on the seafloor. Part of the NEEMO-22 mission, the exercise used the underwater environment to simulate lunar gravity and conditions.

​ReBlink is the kind of art/technology mash-up that will be decried as awful & blasphemous by some or exciting & innovative by others. Digital artist Alex’s Mayhew’s modern reinterpretations of classic paintings allows viewers to witness a work of art come to life through their phone or tablet.

Australia will be saying farewell to Holden this year, spelling the death of locally developed rear-drive performance cars Down Under – and in the UK. The Vauxhall VXR8 GTS-R will be the last Aussie muscle car sold in the UK, but its 600 hp engine means it won't be going quietly into the night.

With 1,000 hp worth of electric motors to work with, Lucid Motors is intent on giving EV top speed a shot in the arm. It recently removed the speed limiter on its Air Alpha Speed Car before sending it ripping around the racing oval at 235 mph. And it filmed the run for our viewing enjoyment.

​Those who need musical motivation while working out know a phone is an essential gym buddy. Mighty Audio has lightened the load with the Mighty music player, a small clip-on device that stores Spotify playlists without a phone. The startup has also announced an official partnership with Spotify.

Puerto Rican-based Lift Foils is set to launch a 25 mph electric hydrofoil surfboard in September. The US$12,000 eFoil can be recharged from a household power outlet in 2.5 hours, or the $3,000 Lithium Ion battery can be swapped for continuous usage.

The bespoke Valkyrie became one of the most talked about cars in the world when it was announced in Melbourne last year, and the hype hasn't faded. Now, we've been given a detailed look at the car, complete with unbelievably intricate underbody aerodynamics and a stunning, pared-back interior.

Scientists have updated one of the most comprehensive databases of the planet’s temperature changes over time, taking into account records from a variety of sources and stretching back to the year 1 CE – and it's very damning evidence of human-induced climate change.

​​For self-driving cars to become commonplace, they will need to be equipped to handle every possible traffic scenario that could come their way. That is why Google spin-off Waymo has begun training its Chrysler minivans to detect emergency vehicles and the sound of wailing sirens.

Peter Parker take note, architects and chemists at the University of Cambridge have come up with an artificial spider silk that is strong, super-stretchy, non-toxic and sustainable, yet is made from a material that is 98 percent water.

Sea spiders already look decidedly alien, like they’re about to latch onto your face, but now scientists have found they’re equally bizarre on the inside. With weak hearts, the crafty creatures instead use a sprawling system of guts to pump blood and oxygen throughout their bodies.