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At Interbike 2017, Wahoo Fitness unveiled a new device for its indoor training system that recreates one of the more challenging aspects of riding: hills. The Kickr Climb attaches to other Kickr trainers and simulators, changing the grade of the ride to better simulate steeper inclines.

The beach ball-sized Beelzebufo (devil toad) lived 68 million years ago, and a new study suggests it may have dined on dinosaurs. By measuring the bite force of its living relatives, researchers were able to scale up their findings to estimate the jaw strength of the extinct big-mouthed behemoths.

The Sunswift Violet set off on a meet and greet tour earlier this week, ahead of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge next month. The four-seat electric sedan rocks 284 microcrystalline solar cells on the upper surfaces of the vehicle, and will race from Darwin to Adelaide.

Urban aerial surveillance is already seen as a crucial element in the information mosaic required by any smart city, and last week's TM Forum Smart City In Focus Conference in Yinchuan (China) saw the first showing of an Unmanned Aerial System that has been purpose-built for the task.

BrandNewNoise has added the Krankie to its small catalog of handcrafted audio recording devices. It's an old school music box mechanism sat atop a box made of sustainable wood that allows the user to create custom tunes and record the results.

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a promising new gene therapy against multiple sclerosis (MS). Tested in mice, the treatment was effective in preventing the mouse equivalent of the disease, and almost completely reversed the symptoms in animals already suffering from it.

If all goes according to plan, in 2020 NASA will launch a rover to Mars to look for signs of past or present life. To help astrobiologists tease out biological material from other deceiving compounds in the planet's regolith, researchers suggest focussing efforts on finding the element vanadium.

Global Aerospace Corporation's "Pluto Hop, Skip and Jump" mission concept that will be presented on Monday would not only land on the dwarf planet, but autonomously hop hundreds of kilometers from one spot to another as it explores its frozen surface.

​​Advanced surgical glues that seal wounds faster could mean big things when it comes to medical care. A new material is showing particular promise in this regard, with the ability to be squirted directly into a wound, seal it in 60 seconds and dissolve thereafter. ​

The growth of stand-up paddleboarding has brought to market some interesting accessories, including a few paddleboard-top tents. But what if you want to sit? Utah's Traft is working on a packraft-tent for paddling through the days and snoring through the nights.

Amsterdam-based furniture company Fiction Factory recently released a novel modular tiny house built from cardboard. Named Wikkelhouse, it can be assembled in just a day and comes in multiple sizes and configurations.

​What do you get when you cross a plane with a blimp? A Plimp. That's not a joke, it's what the thing is actually called. The unmanned aircraft has a helium-filled envelope allowing for blimp-like buoyancy, while its winged rigid body allows it to travel quick-ish like a conventional drone.​