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The US Army's fleet of Chinook helicopters will be getting a bit more muscle over the next decade as Boeing ramps up for construction and testing of three CH-47F Block II airframes. This is part of a modernization program to provide the Chinook with more lifting power and a stronger fuselage.

Mankind has long endeavored to construct buildings that reach the heavens. Thanks to advances in tall building design, it's feasible to build skyscrapers almost a kilometer in height – perhaps a mile high will soon be possible too. Join us as we take a look at the world's tallest skyscrapers.

In a nutshell, the 2017 Land Rover Discovery is rugged, capable, and comfortable. Improvements have been made on several fronts, not the least of which in how the Discovery now handles itself on around town.

The USS Gerald R Ford scored a double first less than a week after commissioning, as the nuclear-powered supercarrier launched and recovered a fighter plane for the first time using an electromagnetic catapult.

The one-off Ford F-22 F-150 Raptor pickup hit auction and raked in a cool $300,000. In order to make the big, mean F-150 Raptor even more special, Ford added power, performance and a truly unique, jet fighter-inspired look. The F-22 Raptor F-150 is one of the coolest pickups you'll see this year.

A team at UC Santa Barbara has developed a system that uses image stacking to adjust the composition of a photo after it's been taken. Working with Nvidia, the team says the "computational zoom" system can create images that, in some cases, couldn't be captured with a normal camera.

Over the past 70 years there has been a stunning assortment of images of our home planet taken from space. Take a trip through the history of Earth photography in our gallery, from the first "Earthrise" images, to a look at our precious planet from the outermost reaches of our solar system.

​Everybody knows, it's dangerous to climb an unsupported ladder. Balco Lifestyle is trying to make things at least a little bit safer, however, with its currently-crowdfunding Step Smart – it's a device that lets you know when the ladder is starting to lose stability.

​Last year we saw a new direction for wearable electronics – mini-robots that could roam over a person’s body. Now the team has refined the technology with the launch of Project Kino that explores ways these kinetic wearables could open up new aesthetic and functional clothing possibilities.

​​People that wear contact lenses may be familiar with the irritation that comes from dried-out eyes, which can cause damage to ocular tissue. Scientists say that they can better avert this danger, and it involves a molecule found in the stomach of pigs.

Opel and Vauxhall are officially part of Peugeot and Citroen Group (Groupe PSA), which acquired the brands from General Motors in a deal worth just over €2.2 billion (US$2.6 billion). The deal was stuck in March this year, but has only just been finalized.

​Over the years, Gibson has shown that it's not afraid to push the guitar technology envelope. The latest innovation out of the gate is a Gibson Custom Lightly Figured Les Paul Standard with a built-in distortion circuit. A creation Gibson is calling the Burstdriver.​