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Tesla grabbed the attention of the electric vehicle industry when it opened up its patents last year, and now it looks like this apparent altruism is inspiring others to follow suit. Ford has now opened up its EV patents to its competitors, though unlike Tesla's they won't come free of charge.

Architecture conglomerate Dar Al-Handasah is aiming to build the world's largest hotel in Mecca. Dubbed Abraj Kudai, it's reportedly due to open its doors in 2017.

Lenovo has used its first global technology event to imagine a not-too-distant future where you can gauge somebody's mood by their footwear, smartphones cater to your PC needs and smartwatch screens are stretched to 20 times their size.

Google I/O was light on new consumer products this year (and by "light," we mean there were none at all), but the company made up for the lack of marquee sizzle with some important under-the-radar innovations. Google's VR strategy is anything but paper-thin.

Most of the equipment we saw at Overland Expo came in large, XL and XXXL sizes, but there were also a few interesting accessories on show. The Solavore Sport oven is a simple cooking device that transforms the sun's rays into baking and slow-cooking heat.

One of the biggest events at the recent 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Seattle was the first Amazon Picking Challenge, in which 31 teams from around the world were tasked with building a robot that can do the same job as an Amazon stock picker.

Today Google dished out a second-generation version of Google Cardboard to Google I/O attendees. We took ours for a spin and tried its new support for 6-inch phones the only way we knew how: by popping the Nexus 6 inside this bad boy.

Zaha Hadid Architects has completed work on a striking new £11 million (US$17 million) addition to the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. The Investcorp Building is clad in stainless steel and features the architect's trademark curving style.

MIT's robotic cheetah has been given another upgrade in the form of a LIDAR system, allowing it to detect and leap over obstacles in its path.

If you're not born with perfect pitch, prior studies suggest, your only hope of getting it is to receive musical training at a critical period in your childhood. New research at the University of Chicago suggests otherwise, however. Perfect pitch might be attainable well into adulthood.

Since 2008, Phoenix-based Bivouac Camping Trailers has been offering stout, versatile camping trailers meant to haul recreational gear deep into the wild and set up camp for a night or more. The new MOAB Gobi breaks the mold.

A new bridge in the Netherlands is designed to do more than get people from A to B. The Paleisbrug, in the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, is a raised park, pedestrian bridge and cycle-link all in one.