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Plant roots are industrious, often burrowing in search of water even if it means dislodging things like pavement and sewer lines. But how is it exactly that they sense a source of water and nutrients and alter their path to find it?

Microsoft just announced the newest addition to its Surface line, the Surface Laptop, which seems to be a well-rounded, premium but not-quite-pro-grade device. Let's take a look at how its specs and features compare to those of the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

​​Regular window blinds already help people to save electricity. SolarGaps, however, take things a step further. Each slat is equipped with monocrystalline solar panels, which generate electricity via the very sunlight that they're blocking.

There's no such thing as laundry day in space because there's no economical way to wash clothes there. To make things a bit less manky, a University of Arizona undergraduate is developing a new system to clean astronauts' clothes and make them last longer while conserving water.

​​Scientists have discovered a whopping 467 million hectares of previously unreported forest scattered around the world, a finding that they say could have a big impact on global carbon budgeting moving forward.

A team of researchers has designed an exciting new energy storage system they call 'a biological supercapacitor' which could offer wearers battery-free implantable devices that never need to be replaced.

​Bats are cool creatures, but they're not always the easiest things to see. If you've got the right equipment, however, you can detect their ultrasonic echolocation calls. Well, the Echo Meter Touch 2 is claimed to be the "right equipment" … and it works with your iPhone.

A future where drones drop off your online orders is another step closer this week after a new record was set for the world's longest drone delivery. On May 5, a fixed-wing HQ-40 UAV carried a package more than 97 miles, under the watchful eye of the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS).

Building a car is one thing, but developing all the requisite software systems is another – especially if that car is designed to drive itself. That's why Toyota has teamed up with Nvidia to develop a system capable of handling the huge amounts of sensor data that autonomous cars need.

Tesla has already demonstrated the performance potential of electric power in cars, but the technology hasn't made the same splash in the world of go karting. But that looks set to change with Canada-based Daymak using battery power to develop what it claims will be the "world's fastest go-kart".

​​Electric cars are developing rapidly, but one part of the equation has always lagged behind fossil fuel. Battery charging, no matter which way you swing it, is very slow. A company based in Tel Aviv wants to change that with the FlashBattery, which it claims can be filled in just five minutes.

Forget taxes on imports. If a new scientific development lives up to expectations, the real job creator for the US could lie in harnessing lignin waste. Scientists have found a way to make high quality carbon fiber from it, which could turn industrial discards into a major money spinner.​​​​