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Opel has turned the Insignia Grand Sport into a slick four-wheel drive fighter. The Insignia Sports Tourer might be blessed with the same good looks and luxurious interior as the sedan, but there's even more space for kids, pets and luggage down back. Could it convince you to join the wagon club?

As several internet giants are currently grappling with the conundrum of how to deal with the influx of digitally driven "fake news" we can pause for a moment and ask, what is driving this movement and where did it come from?

As part of DARPA's SideArm research project, Aurora Flight Sciences has successfully tested a demonstration system that scales down an aircraft carrier's launch and capture technology and turns it on its head to horizontally launch unmanned aerial systems and pluck them from the air.

With little more than a standard inkjet printer, some silicone, and a sheet of polymer film, Stanford researchers have created a reusable diagnostic "lab on a chip" that costs just 1 cent to make. This new technology could help vastly improve disease detection worldwide.

​​Steel cable bike locks may be lighter than U-locks, but they're also notoriously easy to cut through. Chains are one alternative, although they're heavy. So, what's lighter than a chain, and more cut-resistant than cable? According to a group of German designers, their textile-based lock is.​

​Britain's railway industry has moved to modernize its transport systems for the digital era, with a strategy that involves connected trains and more frictionless gate entry through a Bluetooth-connected smartphone, and possibly one day, eye and fingerprint scanning.

Mt Stromboli has been erupting almost continuously for more than 2,000 years, but that’s a sneeze compared to the ancient volcanic activity of Mars. According to new studies of Martian meteorites, at some point a volcano on the Red Planet may have erupted non-stop for more than 2 billion years.

R&M Tone Technology has developed a new line of patented active guitar cables to help players inject some life into their guitar sound. Each PowerWire cable comes with a built-in preamp that boosts the signal direct from the pickups instead of at a pedalboard or amp.

Building any production car is a complex undertaking, but some cars require more attention than others. Production of the Bugatti Chiron has officially started, and Bugatti has peeled back the curtain to show the world how 1,800 individual parts come together to make one Chiron.

​3D-printing has been used to great effect in the development of prosthetic aids, patient-tailored​​ medical devices and body parts. Now, Eliza Wrobel has used additive manufacturing to make the humble walker even more useful for those suffering from limb disabilities who want to stay active.

​After sitting on the tarmac for over 13 years, the last Concorde supersonic passenger airplane has made its final journey. British Airways’ Concorde Alpha Foxtrot was towed to a purpose-built hangar that's part of the Aerospace Bristol museum.

Scientists in Australia have uncovered what they believe to be one of the largest mimicry systems on Earth, made up of more than 140 different species that mimic one another with the same distinctive golden sheen to ward off would-be predators.