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Researchers in Sweden are developing a device that increases the fuel efficiency of trucks by cloaking them in electric wind. Using plasma actuators to charge the air, the new technology controls the flow of wind around the truck to reduce drag and could improve fuel consumption by five percent.

When removing tumors, surgeons rely on what they can see with their eyes, but at a smaller scale, cancerous cells could be left behind that could grow into new malignancies. A new technique could lead to glow-in-the-dark tumors that would help guide surgeons to the exact tissue needing extraction.

A different style of compact bike from the folding bikes we see here at New Atlas, the Minimal Bike keeps things simple and light. Designed by Dutch bike guru Bram Moens, the carbon fiber Minimal Bike tips the scales at under 15 lb (6.8 kg).

Some of the data collected over the last six years by the ESA's CryoSat satellite has now been compiled into a one-of-a-kind 3D image, offering a more comprehensive look at Antarctic ice elevation than ever before. ​

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NSU)​ have developed a way to capture and digitally transmit the flavor of a drink that is reproduced using electrodes to trick your tongue into tasting the sourness of lemonade when all you're really drinking is boring old water.

Consumer-level gimbal stabilizers for DSLR-sized cameras are really only about three years old. But in those three years they've come from US$4,500 down to just $599 with this Moza Air from Gusden, which stabilizes a 2.5-kg (5.5 lb) camera rig for four hours, but it might have a crucial flaw.

Even in the bizarre world of quantum physics there are some behaviors researchers felt they could count on – such as the way entangled photons operate. But new research has shown that even those tiny particles of light don't behave as we previously thought.​

In a sea of increasingly masculine, analog-informed smartwatch designs, the Apple Watch stands alone as an iPhone-dependent piece of wrist tech with a distinctly 21st-century look. While the wearable certainly has its merits, we think the Apple Watch is begging for a few key updates.

​Formula 1 represents the peak of technology in motorsport, but that doesn't guarantee good racing. Over the past few seasons, the cars have become faster and more efficient, but the racing hasn’t changed. It’s boring and, if you’re not a super-fan, tough to understand.

High-profile architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled a new panda habitat for Denmark's Copenhagen Zoo. The unique enclosure features a design inspired by the yin and yang symbol and promises excellent views of the animals. Assuming it goes ahead, it'll be completed in 2018.

The Scewo is the latest wheelchair design that can navigate staircases. The sleek prototype uses two big wheels with a Segway-styled balancing system to navigate flat ground and drops a set of rubber tracks to tackle stairs.

​Over the past several years, we've seen an increasing number of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aerial drones. One of the latest such aircraft, the U-Lion, has a couple of particularly interesting features.