TECHNOLOGY

This battery has been developed by researchers from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Newly discovered Antarctic microbes need only a few gasses to live. They literally eat the air around them.

The glowing meteor was captured when the space station was travelling at a speed of 28,100kmph.

Zumwalt-class destroyers are known as the most expensive vessels of the US Navy, with each of them costing over $4.4 bn.

Had it collided with the Earth, the impact would have obliterated life within a diameter of 6km.

Archaeologists in Egypt have announced the discovery of a mummy in a previously unexplored tomb in Luxor.

In Kenya, the Local Ocean Trust has created a "hospital" that treats turtles that have swallowed plastic waste. Sea turtles often confuse plastic for food.

Lego has won a landmark legal case in China against rivals selling cheap imitation plastic blocks almost identical to the originals.

"Will any of them EVER grow up?" one person asked.

A four-crew WWII aircraft – the Grumman S-2E Tracker – was caught on camera as it was taking off from the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier.

From Mars to Pluto and Jupiter to the Sun, Nasa's image gallery this year is nothing short of stunning.

"A tweet for every occasion," one Twitter user said.

From the Big Bang theory being classified as just a speculation to distant galaxies possibly hiding alien worlds – these the best space stories of the week.

"Hopefully better days to come," one Twitter user wrote.

Destiny 2's first expansion, The Curse of Osiris, includes a concept that could have been explored in greater depth in a far longer campaign.

The prehistoric lizard is believed to be related to the water-loving pleurosaurs marine reptiles, which are also ancestors of modern sea creatures.

Several popular websites and their software have already been found to be targeted by the StrongPity group.

The week in cybersecurity was largely dominated by cryptocurrency. That's unsurprising, given that bitcoin spiked in value, reaching $17,000 at one point.

The trojan's varied capabilities include disabling the light indicator on the webcam and even triggering the Blue Screen of Death if anyone tries to shut down the process.

The new research takes us one step closer to developing functional quantum computers and even a quantum internet.

The historic attempt comes just months after SpaceX first relaunched a used Falcon 9 rocket booster into space in March.

The critical remote code execution flaws have not been exploited in the wild and Microsoft has already issued a patch for them.

25 race horses have been killed after wildfire tore through stalls at a training facility in San Diego. The surviving horses were transported to the Del Mar race track.

Smart urinals have joined the ever-growing list of intelligent tech devices that supposedly make our lives easier. This one, however, is more focused on selling you stuff.

A National Geographic photographer captured a dying polar bear struggling to find food. He shared it on social media to bring attention to the effects of climate change.

From the Star Wars BB-8 toy to smart-tracking watches for children, new cybersecurity research suggests that some products under the Christmas tree this year can easily be hacked.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, 45, has spoken out about the alleged Russian influence campaign that occurred on its platform last year, admitting that his tech giant has made mistakes.

Apple could look to appease fans in 2018 who are frustrate by the new models' fragile all-glass design.

The glue could buy a soldier enough time to seek appropriate medical attention in a microsurgical facility.