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A Canadian scientist has discovered a lipid in avocado that could prove key to battling leukemia by attacking the highly resilient stem cells that drive the disease and make treating it such a difficult task.

Priced at a truly scary US$4,250, the Leica Q looks very limited on paper with its single, fixed 28mm lens. But in practice it's a brilliant creative tool, a lightning fast and near-silent street shooter with stellar optics, awesome autofocus and sumptuous imaging.

After teasing us with the promise of a number of high-tech firsts, BMW has finally taken the wraps off its new flagship. The 7 Series will go into battle with Mercedes' and Audi’s finest long-wheelbase warriors armed with a lightweight, supercar-inspired body and a gesture-controlled iDrive system.

If there's one knock on hydration packs, it's that the reservoirs inside can be difficult to clean. Texas company APK Gear has a solution: disposable, self-sealing bladders that you never have to clean.

NASA has announced that its InSight Mars lander will be accompanied in 2016 by a pair of Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats to provide better communications.

Our mobile devices running out of power is a constant worry, although portable chargers can help alleviate some of that anxiety. CulCharge, a new charger/powerbank still in its concept stage, is intended as an easy-to-carry option as it is small enough to slot onto a keychain.

In its first legal action against a crowdfunded project, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has gone after the project creator of a Kickstarter campaign whose intentions appear to be less than honorable and who pocketed most of the money contributed by backers.

Researchers at the University of Wollongong (UOW) have used 3D printing technology to produce custom flutes able to play microtonal notes that are not achievable with standard manufacturing techniques, thus opening up a whole new series of tones to flute players.

As a kid, pogo-sticks always looked like fun, but were inevitably disappointing to use. US-based Vurtego, however, designs pogo-sticks for adults and they're a bit more on the extreme side. Its new V4 can launch users up to 10 ft (3 m) into the air and is ideal for a mid-life crisis.

Axiom Audio reckons its new AxiomAir brings something new to the wireless speaker system table. It uses Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth, but what really sets this speaker apart is the fully functional Raspberry Pi computer beating at its heart.

Until now, powered exoskeletons have been largely restricted to the laboratory, the military, and rehabilitation therapy. Recently in Stuttgart, the Robo-Mate project unveiled the first exoskeleton for industry that allows a worker to lift ten kilos as if it was one.

After seven months of hibernation and dwindling hopes, the European Space Agency has announced that its unmanned Philae comet lander has reestablished contact with mission control in Darmstadt.