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Japan punches above its weight in the production of innovative and unusual homes, and the country is well-placed to come up with new housing ideas. This year's House Vision Tokyo exhibition brings together some of its best architects to do just that.

There's still some way to go before US laws allow the kind of delivery service Amazon imagines, but a new initiative from the federal government is promising to speed things up and allow Google to test its delivery drones in the US.

Walking is so 20th century. That's certainly the impression you'd get if you begin to round up the e-scooters that have been hitting the market lately. The latest to take a stab at the e-scooter market is the CityGo Urban, a sleek and portable model that's activated with a single kick.

The new Galaxy Note 7 is official at last. This year's Samsung phablet brings with it a modest speed bump and a slight Edge-inspired redesign over last year's model, though the device dimensions and key features remain largely unchanged. Read on for all the details that matter.

​As any good aeronautical engineer will tell you, the more streamlined an airplane is, the less fuel it uses. That's why a recent Aerospace Engineering grad from the University of Texas at Arlington has created a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that turns by shifting weights within its wings.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7​ may have a name that's two generations ahead of last year's Note 5​, but its practical and aesthetic advances are incremental, even for one generation's progress. Is it enough to warrant the upgrade? Let's glean what we can by comparing their features and specs.

In the first study of its kind, scientists have monitored the brain activity of seabirds in flight and discovered that they regularly squeeze in some shut-eye while out searching for food, though how they perform on such little rest remains a little unclear.

Can something original be created from pieces of other people's work? What if there was no such thing as an original creation? If all creative work is in some way derivative, how do we create a copyright system that doesn't stifle creativity in the 21st century?

If Arctic sea ice melting trends continue, a US military base, built into the Greenland Ice Sheet and abandoned since the 1960s, could eventually be freed from the ice – along with hundreds of thousands of liters of waste and pollutants.

Researchers at Bielefeld University in Germany have developed technology that could provide swimmers with an edge in training, converting pressure data into live audio, allowing the swimmer to perfect their technique in real time.

Having quality "me time"​ away from work is obviously important, and according to US researchers, the best way to boost your overall energy levels is to engage in an activity during your break.

Impossible Foods is the latest alternative food company to introduce a version of lab-made "meat" with its plant-based Impossible Burger, which is said to look, smell and taste like real meat. The secret ingredient? Heme, a component of the red pigment in blood.