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Offering hopes of complete eradication of polio, a team of scientists in the UK has created a synthetic polio vaccine that contains non-infectious virus particles that can be grown quickly and cheaply in a close relative of the tobacco plant.

Companies have been working to perfect a camera that blends effortlessly into the wearer's life. With two cameras and the ability to livestream through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, it's designed to make chronicling the events of your day easier than ever.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles haven't grabbed headlines like battery electric vehicles, but car manufacturers are still working to make them a viable production option. Having teased us with the FE Fuel Cell Concept, Hyundai has given sneak peek of the hydrogen-fueled SUV it plans to launch next year.

Scientists have developed a technique that lets them directly control physical movements in mice. Using magneto-thermal stimulation, they activated sections of the brain that caused mice to run, turn or stop, which could eventually lead to new therapies for brain disorders or even mental illness.

Restorations of classic cars are in vogue at the moment, and Shelby American is keen to get in on the action. The team behind the 1965 GT350R, dubbed the Original Venice Crew, will build 36 recreations of that car with an independent suspension setup originally designed by Ford in 1964.

​Buildings have a lot of surface area that's exposed to sunlight, so why just stop at rooftop solar panels? Thanks to research being carried out at the University of Exeter, we may soon have the option of replacing opaque exterior walls with solar glass blocks.

Data hungry folks looking for pocket-friendly storage for 4K videos may have a friend in Samsung, with the release of the T5 portable SSD. The pint-sized drive features high density 64-layer V-NAND solid state technology and makes the most of its USB-C port for super quick data transfer rates.

Car makers haven't given up on internal combustion yet. Along with a push towards downsized turbo power, some of the smartest engineers in the world are using new techniques to make their engines more efficient. Here are a few of the most interesting modern takes on the internal combustion engine.

Asteroids whizz past Earth on a regular basis, usually only a few meters wide. But next month we’re due for a close encounter with a monster space rock measuring 4.4 km (2.7 mi) across, making it the largest near-Earth object to come this close since NASA began tracking them almost 20 years ago.

Group B saw drivers wrestling boxy tearaways along narrow tracks inches from fans desperate to get a close-up view of their heroes. It was enthralling, but deadly. This immaculate Mazda RX-7 Evo Group B Works managed to survive the chaos, though, and now it's up for auction in London.

​We've already seen "smart" soccer balls with integrated sensors that track parameters such as the ball's spin and trajectory. Well, the DribbleUp takes a different approach to smart training. It has markings that allow it to be tracked by a free iOS/Android app.

Specdrums has been designed for folks who just can't contain their inner rhythm, which breaks out in the form of finger drumming on any surface within reach. The smart ring wirelessly connects to a smartphone running an app and transforms finger taps on colors from everyday objects into sounds.