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If luxury car manufacturers are to be believed, more speaker hardware is the best way to deliver a quality in-car audio experience. But a concept from Continental suggests ditching speakers altogether, and instead creates sound by vibrating some parts of the car's interior trim.

Researchers at Caltech have created a lensless camera which could lead to the development of thinner smartphones and other imaging devices. The new camera replaces the traditional lens with an ultra-thin optical phased array.

Ice core records show that temperatures suddenly soared several times during the last glacial period. A new study has found evidence that these sudden spikes may be triggered by a slow rise in atmospheric CO2 levels, up to a “tipping point” that abruptly affects ocean circulation and global climate.

Last year, astronomers suggested that a gigantic planet, dubbed Planet 9, might be lurking on the fringes of the Solar System. Now researchers claim that weirdly wobbling objects in the Kuiper Belt indicate the presence of yet another so-far-undiscovered planetary body at least as large as Mars.

​While there are already biosensors that help people manage type 2 diabetes, they have to be replaced on a daily basis. That could be about to change, however, as scientists have created a diabetes-monitoring tool that's good for up to a week.

​Deflating tires are at best an inconvenience and at worst a real danger, but a new solution from car accessory maker Nonda promises to fill in the blanks, with what it says is the first tire monitor made specifically to monitor slow leaks.​​​

​The vision of Italian architect Stefano Boeri is starting to take shape around the world. Now the Chinese region of Liuzhou will also play home to some of his handiwork, with construction underway on a so-called Forest City that is hoped to soak up some of the country's infamous air pollution.

Stringed instruments bowed by a wheel cranked by hand have been around for centuries, and come in many shapes and sizes. Inspired by 16th century instruments, model maker UGears has launched a self assembly hurdy gurdy kit on Kickstarter that should appeal to wooden puzzle fans and musicians alike.

Many travel adapters are designed wish fuses to protect electronics from surges, but replacing them and lugging spares around can be a hassle. To lighten the load, Zendure has announced the Passport, a new travel adapter with an auto-resetting fuse built in.

​In the past, “mind reading” systems have been able to guess a number, but deeper thoughts have been beyond the technology’s reach. Now, a team from Carnegie Mellon University has developed a way to accurately read more complex concepts from a brain scan, and even piece together entire sentences.

​Flying drones are fast, so why would we even want to bother with ones that move along the ground? Well, ground-based travel requires a lot less energy than flight. With that in mind, a team from MIT has developed autonomous drones that both drive on the ground and fly in the air.

There are solar-powered boats in operation around the world, they tend to be the exception rather than the rule. Soel Yachts wants to play a part in championing cleaner modes of water transportation, starting with the SoelCat 12 electric catamaran launching in New Zealand this week. ​​