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Scorkl is a lightweight breathing device for quick dives. It can be topped up using a hand pump, and lets the user swim for up to 10 minutes at a time. Having reached its funding goal within four hours, the Scorkl has just ticked over AUD$1 million of backing, and is set for delivery this October.

The definition of a kilogram hinges on the weight of a metal cylinder in a French vault, but plans are underway to redefine the kilogram in mathematical terms instead. To that end, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted a precise new value of a key formula.

Vinyl continues its triumphant return to the mainstream in 2017, with sales of records at their highest point since the late 1980s. Sony is looking to tap into the trend by restarting vinyl production in Japan after a nearly 30-year break.

The world is another step closer to a bricklaying robot that can build the framework of a house in less than three days. Caterpillar has invested US$2 million in Fastbrick Robotics, the Australian company behind the builder bot.

"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" lets you wear a Tingle outfit if you've bought the first DLC – but you'll need to hunt down the individual pieces of it. Here's how to find them.

Heesen Yachts has set out to eliminate homesickness by letting the well-heeled take their home (or one of them, at least) along on their travels. The YN17850 Home superyacht is designed as a luxurious 164-ft (50-m) hybrid retreat for the fuel-conscious billionaire.

​​A root canal can be a lifesaver for an infected tooth, but the process does involve cutting off the blood supply. Scientists have now come up with a way to fabricate new blood vessels in teeth, which may help them to regain important functionality. ​

Scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science and Yanshan University has developed a new form of carbon that is elastic as well as ultra-strong, lightweight, and electrically conductive, properties that lend it to a wide array of applications, from aerospace engineering to military armor.

Almost 25 years after the original production run ended, the new civilian version of the Lockheed Martin Super Hercules, will make its international debut at the Paris Air Show at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport from June 19 to 21.

People rate food as tasting better, and they eat more of it, when eating with other people. The effect is known as the "social facilitation of eating," and scientists don't fully understand it. In a new study, however, it was found that it also occurs when solo diners eat in front of a mirror.

For the first time, researchers at the University of North Carolina have used MRIs of six-month-olds to successfully predict which babies were at a high risk of developing autism as toddlers.

Many gamers favor cabled mice over wireless for the simple reason that they don't want their battery-powered clickers to die just when they're needed most. Logitech has therefore developed the Powerplay wireless charging pad to sooth a gamer's range anxiety.