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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a "biobattery" in the form of a highly efficient biogas plant that can turn raw materials like straw, scrap wood and sludge into useful outputs for the energy and transportation industry.

Starting next month, Swedish furniture colossus Ikea will start selling furniture with built-in Qi wireless charging and a charging kit to build wireless charging into existing furniture.

With all the high quality media that we fill our mobile devices with these days, it doesn't take much to hit capacity with the onboard storage. But SanDisk has just introduced a new 200 GB microSD card designed to provide a little more breathing room.

Scientists have developed targeted, biodegradable nano "drones" to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs that heal and stabilize arterial plaque in mice. Their work could pave the way for more effective prevention of heart attack and stroke in humans caused by atherosclerosis.

The Nikon Coolpix P900 is a camera that's all about its zoom. While the new DSLR-styled bridge camera features built-in Wi-Fi, NFC and GPS, and can shoot Full HD video, it's the monstrous 24-2000-mm equivalent zoom which is going to grab all the headlines.

It's a simple fact that the more fluid an oil is, the easier it is to pump. That's why Temple University's Prof. Rongjia Tao has developed a device that reduces the viscosity of crude oil by electrifying it.

Circular robotic vacuum cleaners may be popular, but it's hard for them to reach dust and dirt in the corners of rooms. That's why Panasonic has gone with a triangular shape – a Reuleaux triangle, to be precise – for its new MC-RS1 Rulo robo-vac.

Don't call it a hybrid. Christian von Koenigsegg doesn't like the term. When your car routes 1,100 hp (820 kW) and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of V8 muscle through a 700-hp electric drive (there is no gearbox), you can call your car whatever the heck you want. Koenigsegg calls it the Regera.

In this final part of our deep dive into the world of computational creativity, we turn to the underlying ideas and challenges that face the field as a whole as researchers grapple with questions of non-human creativity and public fears about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.

Wheel theft is always a risk when leaving a nice bike parked in an urban environment. Cyclists can do things like removing the front wheel and locking it to the frame and rear wheel. Kryptonite's new Security WheelNutz, however, offer a quicker alternative ... with an interesting twist.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are by far the series' biggest steps forward in terms of design. Wondering if they're worth the upgrade over the GS5? Let's compare their features and specs.

Track day cars are the hothouse flowers of the automotive world. Radical, one of the more well known of these motorized hothouse denizens, has big ambitions for its new RXC Turbo 500. Radical aims to make it the fastest production car ever around the famous Nurburgring.