Designed by Chicago-based Mercier-Jones, the two-seater vehicle costs $75,000 nd is due to go on sale in May.
Nature photographer Brad Josephs (bottom right) placed his video camera in the vicinity of the bear in the Alaska peninsula to capture the creature's movements but instead the animal tried to eat the gadget. ...read
The system has already been installed in ten sanctuaries around the US to relieve the boredom of animals, with over 290 on a waiting list for the system. It allows users to control three cat toys via a web interface, and watch the results on a live webcam feed.
Researchers from Pennsylvania found that all the male and female monkeys who cared for the young were the infants' biological parents, suggesting the species never cheated.
The application from the Californian-based firm was filed in 2012, and published Thursday. Various built-in sensors would monitor usage and adjust power accordingly.
In the past 18 months, 48 dogs of different breeds and from all over the country have fallen foul of the deadly illness, leaving owners and vets baffled.
Children under seven with a common gene variant are four times as likely to develop an exceptionally low IQ if they also have reduced levels of thyroid hormone, scientists found.
The glasshead barreleye fish (rhynchohyalus natalensis) lives at depths of between 800metres to 1,000metres in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.
Not only will the dark toms turn heads at the allotment society, they are also healthier than normal red varieties, according to plant scientists.
CEO Reed Hastings warned service providers 'must provide sufficient access to their network without charge.'
It is claimed the firm is also mulling a streaming service to take on Spotify to help stem the tide of falling sales for the firm's iTunes store.
In a series of lab tests, University of Warwich researchers found happiness made people around 12% more productive.
Researchers from Louisiana discovered microbes in the gut that feast on cocoa fibres. This ferments into an anti-inflammatory that is absorbed into the bloodstream.
Researchers from London recorded brain responses of people as they listened to genuine laughter, and compared the results to how they reacted when the laughing was fake.
The unnamed creation features in a New York-based art installation and uses face recognition technology to follow viewers around the gallery with its gaze.
Experts in London have proved it is possible to use drones (stock image pictured) to tap into a smartphone's Wi-Fi settings 150 times in one hour.
Ohio researchers found that when white people played as black characters in violent video games, they were more threatening and racist in real life.
EXCLUSIVE: Researchers from the University of Sheffield and the University of Bath found that birds living in populations with a biased sex ratio are more likely to be promiscuous.
Britons can order and pay for a take away or meal for the first time at over 350 restaurants, using only their smartphone.
Twitter has even set up a special site to reveal your first tweet - which has taken the social network by storm.
If the relocation of the firm's headquarters to Dublin goes ahead, Yahoo would not have to comply with British surveillance laws.
From terriers to toys and mountain dogs to sight hounds, a detailed chart on sale from a U.S. art company shows how 181 dog breeds are connected. For example, the chart shows that a chihuahua – the smallest breed of dog that heralds from Mexico – can be easily linked to rottweilers, which are popularly known to make good – and sometimes ferocious – guard dogs. According to the chart, Chihuahuas are part of the toy group and are closely related to toy pinchers, which are in turn linked to pinchers and then common guard dogs such as the rottweiler.
The tool was created by student Shan Huang at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. Many websites feature so-called favicons, low-resolution icons, and each time someone visits a web address this favicon, and visit's time and date is recorded. Huang's Chrome extension scans a person's web history for these icons and times before plotting them all in date order to reveal a graphical representation (pictured) of a user's browsing history.
The firm has added encryption and secure web connections to service 'after last summer’s revelations'.
During tests, researchers at Manchester University found a gene that produces an enzyme which controls how the body's clock can be reset.
The London map shows the opening of the first overground stations in Greenwich and Deptford in 1836, The Metropolitan Railway in 1862 and the DLR in 1987.
The Vietnamese Hanoi-based developer pulled the game from app stores in February because it was 'too addictive' and has not not explained his U-turn.
The Johns Hopkins researchers scanned millions of tweets to find those which contained keywords related to flu, and were sent from New York.
Scientists discovered the new, persistent structure in one of two radiation belts surrounding Earth.
Climate experts from the University of Manchester argue that flood defences must be given greater priority if the huge impact of this winter’s storms (pictured) are not to be repeated.
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology created anti-counterfeiting nanowires to stop the production of fake banknotes (stock image).
The 360-degree ‘mosaic’ was unveiled at the TEDActive 2014 conference in Vancouver and is part of the Glimpse project to map the plane of our galaxy from all directions. If it was printed out, a billboard as large as a stadium would be needed to display it, so instead the impressive collection of images can be explored online. The panorama is made up of over two million infrared images taken over the last decade by Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope.
The MIT team found a tiny membrane inside the inner ear, called the tectorial membrane, allows us to tune our hearing.
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University linked specific DNA markers with face shape in the first step towards creating genetic mugshots.
Petroglyphs thought to have been made by the ancient basketmaker people have been revealed by a drone flight in an inaccessible canyon in southern Utah.
The patent was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday. It details a system in which Apple's Siri would interact with sensors in a home.
If space-time goes on forever, as suggested by inflation, scientists at Stanford University suggest that it must start repeating to create parallel universes.
Michigan researchers say their ultra-thin sensor made of graphene could lead to new types of camera application - even smart lenses.
Scientists from University College London and institutions in Norway found that the UV flashes can cause the fragmentation of reindeer populations in Scandinavia.
Google's Chromecast is now available in the UK. It connects to HDMI ports on TVs and streams content from phones, tablets and laptops onto the big screen.
CAT scans on eight mummies featuring in Ancient Lives: New Discoveries, a new exhibition at the British Museum, revealed ancient Egyptians suffered from high cholesterol and dental issues. One female, aged between 20 and 35 and found in Sudan in 2005, sported a tattoo of Archangel Michael on her inner thigh.
Despite the rhetoric about moving on too fast from a previous lover, a new U.S. study has found those who do move on quickly are emotionally better-off.
Researchers from the University of Vienna believe that the sea anemones' genome includes elements that could date back to the common ancestor of humans, flies and sea anemones.
A University of Iceland geoscientist believes a 'bulge' on the northern sign of the volcano is caused by huge deposits of magma rising.
This is the first time plant life has been found to be able to survive for so long and helps us understand how it can recolonise an area after an ice age
Speaking at teacher conference in Birmingham, Professor Tanya Byron (pictured) expressed concerns about the 'moral panic' that surrounds young people and the web.
University of Kentucky researchers tested the 'less is more' principle by observing whether dogs opted for cheese, or a combination of cheese and carrots.
The Aromafork claims to recreate lychee, basil, almond, jalapeno and wasabi, and works by using a dropper to put 'liquid aroma' in a capsule under the handle.
The European Space Agency said the image was sent back by the space telescope - and actually shows stellar streaks.
The Glowfaster sports jacket has been developed by an ex-marine in Britain and syncs with a runner's smartphone as well using lights to motivate them.
EXCLUSIVE: Tech firm HP asked 6,000 people across UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Russia to identify nine hand actions.
Palaeontologists from the University of Utah discovered three partial skeletons in ancient rocks in North and South Dakota.
Mark Zuckerberg enlisted architect Frank Gehry to expand Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, and the final designs were revealed today.
The Lechal shoe is the brainchild of two engineering students in Bangalore India and was originally designed to help visually impaired people.
The Cubestormer 3 (pictured) solved the cube in a speedy 3.253 seconds in front of a crowd at the Big Bang Fair, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
The Sun Cube is the brainchild of Toronto-based artist Daniel Voshart who spent a month creating the design for his father's birthday.
The re-birth of the river Zin, after years of drought, has been captured on camera in the Negev desert in Israel (pictured).
The US firm behind the app says it could end the need for reading glasses if used regularly.
Reports claim the Californian-based site would be aimed at children aged 10 and under and only show videos and comments deemed safe for this age group.
The glints of light were created by tiny ripples, around 2cm high, said Jason Barnes, a planetary scientist at the University of Idaho in Moscow.
Researchers from Durham University said the discovery will help to explore underlying causes of cancer in ancient times.
The DeepFace algorithm can pick a face out of a crowd with 97.25 per cent accuracy.
The finding by the BICEP2 telescope in the South Pole could rank among the greatest discoveries about the universe over the last 25 years.
The network of ditches and ridges were found on a development site in North Cambridge. Researchers believe they were used to grow grapevines in 70AD.
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Nuclear fusion – zerocarbon electric power produced from sea water in a doughnut-shaped reactor that imitates the sun – is also far closer to a reality than most people think. It could stop man-made global warming once and for all – and give the world limitless, clean energy for as long as humanity lasts. But while Britain, the United States and the European Union spend hundreds of billions on subsidies for wind farms, solar panels and power stations fuelled by wood pellets, fusion is being starved of funds. As a result, the ultimate prize of developing this revolutionary technology now looks certain to be claimed by China and South Korea – despite the fact that the science behind it was pioneered here and in the U.S.
German engineers built a nifty electric motor into the hub of the ‘Feddz’ bike’s wheel to free up the space for a rider’s personal possessions.
Canadian researchers found office workers took orders from a robot boss just as they would a human one - even arguing with it.
Researchers at Oxford University have been exploring technologies, such as time distortion pills, that could mean the cruellest criminals will be kept alive indefinitely.
Researchers from Stanford University, California, believe their adapters make it easy for anyone with basic training to take a picture of the eye and pass it on to experts.
The International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste in Italy led the study, which found men find it harder to understand other people's emotions under stress.
The study by Brazilian Renato Gianella, is based on mathematics and probability theories applied to lottery drawings. Using a coloured template, Gianella determined all the possible combinations of numbers.
The ToneFone case weighs 1kg, and its makers claim it can give owners a workout every time they text or take a call.
The study of ancient and modern chickens, by researchers at Aberdeen University, has dismissed a previous study of chicken bones, which had claimed that Polynesian voyagers reaching South America before European explorers.
Google has revealed a version of its android software for wearable devices - and says a watch will go on sale 'very soon'
Jobs apparently thought that the reaction of the stock market was not enough to reflect his importance to Apple, San Fransisco-based author Yukari Kane claims.
Experts say the new gully was probably formed by carbon-dioxide frost. This pair of before (left) and after (right) images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show the new gully forming on a Martian slope between Nov. 5, 2010, and May 25, 2013.
Neil Harbisson, of Camden, London, was born with achromatopsia, a rare condition which means he can only see in black and white.
Health experts at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, found women who dieted before their wedding put on 'significantly' more weight.
The star is so big it can be seen with the naked from Earth.
The tags, created by Chao Zhang, of Peking University in Beijing, cost a fraction of a penny and can be used to monitor freshness of foods, drinks and medicines.
Californians Jaideep and Sandhya Jain built the Truvolo to keep an eye on their 16 year old son Anoop - and now plan to sell it.
Scientists at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, developed the system which identifies a driver's emotions using a dashboard camera.
The player is set to go on sale via Kickstarter next month, and will store up to 2,000 songs.
The paper-thin Datastickies were created by designer Aditi Singh and university professor Parag Anand, both from New Delhi, India.
Japanese pianist Yoshiki performed the groundbreaking piece in Austin - after his hologram introduced him. The pair played a highly choreographed piece together, playing perfectly and even making the same hand gestures. The pair appeared to the audience to be sitting at identical transparent pianos.
The study by Bangor University found that women also think females like Katy Perry (pictured) look better as more natural beauties.
The museum, situated off the coast of Isla Mujeres near Cancun features more than 460 statues and pieces of art made from PH-neutral marine concrete.
Video shows Michael Dunlop negotiating the street course which has claimed 240 lives since the iconic race was first run in 1907.
Free running team 3RUN wore specially-made neon suits featuring hundreds of tiny lights to create a strobing effect when they ran through London.
Swedish Virtusize app directly compares clothes in your wardrobe, with similar items online. Shoppers measure clothes first, but these measurements are stored in the cloud.
Wooden staff was discovered near a graveyard where about 30 people were buried without their heads in southern Syria.
The Stanford video shows assistant professor Chao Lin Kuo visiting the home of Professor Andre Lindei (pictured), who came up with the theory of cosmic inflation.
The race will see sophisticated observatories built on top of mountains in Hawaii and Chile in an attempt to see the wonders hiding in the outer reaches of the cosmos.
Blog 9to5mac claims the 'Healthbook' app could be unveiled at the firm's annual developer conference in June.
The comments were made by the renowned astrophysicist during last night’s Live from Space programme on Channel 4.
Giant satellites 1km wide would be assembled by robots and beam solar power back to Earth.
Scientists at the Univeristy of New South Wales believe the technique changes the make-up of the bottlenose dolphins' genes, a phenomenon known as 'cultural hitchhiking' that has only ever been seen in humans.
A number of companies, including Gala in the Philippines, are selling 'arm extenders' that not only hold the camera but are also used to take the shot and even focus.
The bulletproof and waterproof garment is described by its Zurich-based creators as 'world's most expensive men's dress suit'.
Scientists concluded that the species, Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, had an adult skull length of 25in (63.5cm), less than half of a T-Rex.
Holidaymaker Shaun O'Callaghan captured the incredible footage using a $400 drone while in Vanuatu.
The ring's Zhusuan, or China's abacus, has seven rods with seven beads on each rod. Despite its small size, the rings still works as a counting tool.
The Cloak app can warn you if selected users check in nearby - allowing you to quickly leave.
Dubbed the 'Lego House, the project is designed to look like one of the tall, narrow brick houses common in Amsterdam.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
British photographers Fiona Rogers and Anup Shah captured apes in Indonesia and Borneo - and highlighted how human our evolutionary cousins are.
Dave Tyler, from a village near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire used a five inch refracting telescope with specialist filters to take the images.
The technologies and concepts were on display at the GSMA Connected City stand during this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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