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Researchers at Google DeepMind have devised a "big red button" that would interrupt an AI that looks to be heading down a worrying path, while preventing it from learning to resist such an interruption.

In the future, superbugs could render our antibiotics ineffective, and more research into new drugs is needed. Scientists have developed a new material that not only kills microbes quickly, but reduces the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Scientists have created a new algorithm that may allow astronomers to generate the first full image of a black hole. Using data collected from a connected array of radio telescopes around the world, the algorithm effectively turns the Earth into a gigantic radio telescope.​

Suunto has announced a new premium sports watch which it hopes will be able to take on offerings from Fitbit and Garmin. The Spartan Ultra features GPS along with all-day activity monitoring, and is built to last in any conditions.

The Citroen C4 Cactus is the perfect antidote to the dreary sameness you get from most city cars. It's a bit weird, but the Cactus lets you celebrate economical motoring rather than forcing you to simply endure it.

​​Computer simulations carried out by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology may have discovered why older stars are suspiciously absent from the central region of our galaxy.

The Rover B14 scooter from Portland's Works Electric is a tough, standup electric scooter built for kicking up dust and chewing through dirt. Like the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, the all-new B14 Adventure scooter debuts as a high-performance, off-road-tweaked upgrade on an already rugged vehicle.

​The mark of a fine scientific instrument isn't usually how well it can fall, but for the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft, that metric could help decode the very fabric of the universe. Fortunately after just two months of testing, the tech aboard LISA has done exceptionally well in free falling.

What happens when an autonomous car has an accident? It's hard to apportion blame when self-driving tech is involved, with factors like software updates and satellite dropouts to consider. Adrian Flux has opened up the debate with its autonomous car policy, designed for cars like the Tesla Model S​.

Scientists have incorporated light-emitting nanoparticles into glass so that it remains almost perfectly transparent, but glows brightly when stimulated. This new "hybrid glass" may one day be used to create new smart glass devices, including smart 3D displays and remote radiation sensors.

A team of astrophysicists from the University of Birmingham has successfully used Kepler data to capture the sounds emitted by ancient stars. The study focused on eight red giant stars, the smallest of which is many times the mass of our Sun, and almost three times its current age.

Skinners Technologies has an all-terrain sock-shoe similar to the Swiss Barefoot design we covered a few years ago, albeit in a more traditional toe box cut. It's not too late to get in on running, jumping and lounging in ruggedized socks.