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Nvidia is tempting HTC Vive​ and Oculus Rift​ owners by updating its entire line of graphics cards in the last couple of months. If you own a virtual reality headset and want the best balance between pricing and performance, the GTX 1070 is the current-gen sweet spot GPU.

The size and touch input of smartphone displays isn't always the best way to take advantage of all that power under the hood. Andromium's new Superbook is designed to change that, giving an Android smartphone an 11.6-inch screen, full-size keyboard and trackpad.

In its quest to provide remote regions with affordable internet access, Facebook recently conducted its first successful full-scale testing of a critical piece of the puzzle, an internet-broadcasting drone called Aquila that will eventually stay airborne for 90 days at a time. ​​

For scientists who study the Earth's ice – a valuable recorder of the past – the warming of the planet means that their very archives are vanishing. To take action, the Protecting Ice Memory project was launched in 2015. Now it's about to get its first deposit.​

US Special Forces are in for a drier time as Lockheed Martin and Submergence Group LLC sign a US$166 million contract to supply the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) with a new class of combat submersibles that allows the soldiers to travel inside the vessel.

Joining the ranks of off-road camping trailers built to navigate through and shelter in the most rugged slices of Earth, the new Lotus Off Grid brings a little more luxury than most. So you can get away from the everyday world ... without giving up the parts you actually like.

Backpacks virtually always have the same basic structure: a storage pouch hanging from a set of shoulder straps. The ME-2 dares to be different. This all-new backpack doesn't go over your shoulders at all, instead wrapping around your torso and catching a ride.

Eight gasoline-powered heavy duty propellers. One tube lattice frame, a simple seat and a hobby-grade R/C controller wired in. What could possibly go wrong? This Swedish engineer displays a pair of colossal cojones as he puts his home-made flying carpet to the test.

Many hobbit holes are fairly modest dwellings, with low ceilings and relatively cramped and dark rooms. This example in Huddersfield, England, will appeal to the Lord of the Rings fans looking for a little more luxury. It boasts four bedrooms and a large recreational area including a swimming pool.

A new study, centering on an embryonic stem cell gene known as Nanog, was found to restore the regenerative properties of adult stem cells, which naturally diminish over time. This process has the potential to slow or even reverse the effects of aging, as well as combat premature aging disorders.

Finally yielding to the plaintive cries of naked bike fans, Suzuki has put the storied GSX-R1000 motor in a streetbike. And what a wonderful, nutty, wheelie-happy streetbike it is - with one of the lowest pricetags in the class.

​Microneedle technology uses tiny needles to break only the upper layer of the patient’s skin, doing their job without the need to dig deeper. The pain-free tech has now been used to create a device capable of monitoring patient drug levels – something that usually requires the drawing of blood.