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With the goal of finding ways to combat the adverse physiological effects of deep space exploration on the human body, NASA is now running a US$500,000 competition aimed at developing functional lab-grown tissue.

A new residential development in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, is aimed at treading lightly on the ground, while fostering a sense of community among residents. 122 Roseneath St., in Clifton Hill, will offer a variety of one- to three-bedroom apartments and townhouses with small footprints.

As if the Mini's performance-focused John Cooper Works wasn't already fun enough, the carmaker has announced a new version developed with on-track driving in mind. The John Cooper Works (JCW) Challenge has adjustable suspension, high-grip tires, lightweight alloy wheels and improved braking.

The Rolls Royce Vision Next 100 is the company's first ever pure concept, and presents a fully autonomous vehicle that for all intents and purposes is a rolling luxury living room that gives you no reason to ever want to leave.​​

Olli is an autonomous electric bus unveiled by Local Motors today just outside Washington DC​. The on-demand bus, most of which is 3D-printed, will leverage the power of IBM's Watson supercomputer to talk to passengers en route.

Optoma NuForce has followed last year's release of its BE^ Bluetooth earphones with some new wireless buds reported to boast improved audio performance, a better fit, and extended battery life. And they're also water-resistant.

The ExoMars 2016 mission passed a major milestone this week as the Trace Gas Orbiter mothership captured its first images of Mars. ESA said today that the spacecraft sent back the images on Monday, June 13 when it was 41 million km (25 million mi) from the Red Planet.

​​You can't accuse Blue Origin of being entirely secretive. But when Jeff Bezos' New Shepard vehicle is fired into the air on Sunday he'll be giving space fans a real-time look at the action, with the company set to live stream one of its launches for the first time.​

​​A new, portable imaging system could have a big impact on doctors’ abilities to study patient tissue, both on a surface level, and further down. The technology combines optical and gamma imaging, and has already been successfully tested in a clinical pilot study.​

With the exception of the rare powerhouse, like the 3,400-watt EGO-kit, aftermarket e-bike kits tend to be modestly powered, designed for speeds between 15 and 20 mph (24 and 32 km/h) or so. The new mid-mounted Bikee Best kit packs more power potential and torque than average.

When you're preparing for one of the world's biggest, most challenging car races, sometimes it's good to blow off some steam. Aston Martin Racing team members did just that when they parked their V8 Vantage GTE cars and dropped into the "cockpit" of something Razor Crazy Carts.

A detailed, video game-like simulation of a city environment called Synthia is proving a cheap and highly effective way of training AIs for self-driving cars quickly, cheaply, and with nearly no human input.