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​​Volvo’s self-driving truck program has already opened up some interesting possibilities. And now the Swedish automaker is set to see how its robo-trucks fare in real-world scenarios, after inking its first commercial deal with a Norwegian resource company to cart limestone away from its mine. ​

As the innovation flagship for the automaker, the Vision iNext brings together autonomous driving, connectivity and electrification in a package that manages to be both minimalist and wildly outlandish at the same time.

The folks over at Tech Ingredients had a lot of spare parts left begging for a new project after taking apart a hybrid jet engine build. So they decided to make an e-bike where the job of a mid-drive or hub motor is given to a pair of battery-powered ducted fans.

​A new UN report that takes stock of climate action with respect to the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement has shone new light on how we continue to come up short. Among the key points are that, after stabilizing for three years, global carbon emissions are again on the rise.

Though there has been no contact with the Opportunity Mars rover since June 10 and a 45-day rescue operation has not produced any response from the robotic vehicle, the space agency says that it is extending recovery attempts until at least January 2019.

Peter Mullin made his fortune in insurance, but has spent much of it building an absolutely stunning collection of cars from his favourite era: the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 30s, when French coachbuilders were making some of the prettiest cars in automotive history. Enjoy a tour in photos.

The Specialty Equipment Market Association show often has some odd one-off designs and weird concepts to showcase. Toyota flipped the dough on this year’s show with a mobile pizza maker conceived out of a Tundra pickup truck and some pie-making expertise from Pizza Hut.

​Eye-tracking systems certainly would add a lot to augmented reality glasses, but their integration into such eyewear has been limited because they require so much power. That said, scientists have now developed eye-tracking glasses powered by nothing but onboard solar cells.

​Last month, Volvo trundled an all-electric excavator called the EX1 into a quarry to begin a 10 week Electric Site trial with haulers, a crusher and a wheel loader. Now Cummins and Hyundai Construction Equipment have teamed up to develop an electric mini excavator.​

To peer back in time at certain key steps of evolution, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have engineered synthetic microorganisms designed to be similar to some that might have lived billions of years ago.

RP Motorhomes shows a new Sprinter camper van quite unlike the ones we've seen before. Its Rebel van starts as a compact two-sleeper, but add in the bike garage and slide-out bathroom and it becomes one of the coolest camper vans on the road, hauling motorbikes to camp and growing once there.

The Siena International Photo Awards only started in 2015 but it has quickly become one of the world's most impressive annual photo competitions. This year’s winners affirm that prestigious position with a spectacular assortment of images spanning everything from architecture to photojournalism.