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​There may be new hope for migraine sufferers, in the form of a gadget that gets shoved up the ear. It alternately heats and cools the inside of the ear canal, and was recently shown to be effective in a study carried out by Britain's University of Kent.

Scientists at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute are working on a computer system that can read body language right down to the position of fingers. The new process works in real time and opens the door to a more natural way for people and machines to interact.

A team of scientists from Britain and China have developed a new type of ceramic carbide that can withstand the high temperatures of flying at over five times the speed of sound without the degradation experienced by similar materials.

Boeing has announced that the latest iteration of its ecoDemonstrator aircraft will fly under the FedEx Express livery. The Boeing 777 Freighter, which is being modified to test new technologies, will fly in 2018 and includes new propulsion and flight deck advances.

Having a high-end audio setup connected to your TV is nice, but not everyone has space for bulky speakers and subwoofers. Sound bars have emerged as a way to deliver big sound from a small footprint, so cable provider Sky has paired with Devialet to create an affordable one for the masses.

Many religions would tell us our purpose in life is to ease suffering wherever we can. And if that’s the truth, this wonderfully small invention may be the pinnacle of geometry genius Chris Heyring’s storied career.

​According to researchers at Queen's University Belfast, around 20,000 metric tons of aluminum foil is tossed away in the UK each year – enough to stretch to the Moon and back. This prompted chemistry researcher Ahmed Osman to look for new ways to put all that waste to use.

​Following a successful crowdfunding effort, German startup Sono Motors has started taking pre-orders for its electric city car. The Sion EV features photovoltaic panels on the roof, hood, sides and rear to charge the batteries while the electric car sits around waiting for someone to drive it.

​​So far as nature's wonder materials go, spider silk is right up there. Now scientists have uncovered another exciting application for it, using it to bridge the gap between severed nerves that would otherwise struggle to be repaired.​

New Rolls-Royce Phantoms don't come around very often. The badge has been around for more than nine decades, but it's graced just seven generations of Rolls-Royce flagship up until now. Meet the eighth generation Phantom, launched today at an event in London.

​Despite all the amazing things that the iPhone can do, it still can't record its own phone calls – or at least, not in a simple manner. PhotoFast, however, now offers a hardware-based solution, in the form of a Call Recorder that plugs into the phone. We tried it out.

There are two big motorcycle auctions that will be part of Monterey Car Week this year, one at Mecum, which acquired the world's largest motorcycle auction house, Mid-America, a few years back, and the other through Worldwide Auctioneers. We've put together the most interesting bikes available.