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Researchers have taken inspiration from a mosquito's ability to fly and land in the dark to develop a new collision-avoidance sensory system for drones that mimics the insect's ability to use airflow to detect obstacles.

One of the world's ultimate vans for mountain bikers and dog lovers, the CoPilot FOMO camper van packs a smart, efficient floor plan that saves plenty of space for gear. A few swinging, sliding, folding and swiveling parts make it all possible.

While a set of lights are an essential part of night-time bicycle commuting, advances in electronics have led to a number of headlights that do more than just shine straight onto the road. Here are a few such "value-added" lights that caught our eye.

When we think of soft-bodied robots, we tend to picture things that slowly crawl like caterpillars. A new one is able to move much quicker, though, by leaping like a cheetah.

Found in crustacean shells, chitin is a useful natural polymer. Now, scientists have developed a fruit waste-based fermentation process for getting it out of those shells – and the technique results in better-quality chitin, to boot.

Having already received over 10 billion organic media impressions online, Miso Robotics and its intrepid Flippy are taking the culinary world by storm, and SeedInvest is currently offering investors an opportunity to get in on the ground floor.

Adventure gear startup Outdoor Element has taken to Kickstarter with a clever solution to a common camping dilemma, offering a pot gripper that doubles as a device to empty and puncture fuel canisters for safe disposal.

Lamborghini isn't here to save the world, it's here to make loud, sexy supercars that people can tag on the 'gram and pick up hotties with. The latest bull to flee the pen is a slidey convertible designed to make you look like a playboy drift god.

Scientists investigating the genetics underlying a peculiar behavior in South Africa’s Cape honey bee have made a groundbreaking discovery, pinpointing the single gene that enables them to reproduce without having sex.

In a new study led by the University of Verona, researchers have used plant viruses to make new nanoparticles that show promise in mice for treating autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.