Tiffany Shlain shares how living in today's over-connected world has led her family to unplug for one full day every week. They call them their "Technology Shabbats," they've done it every week for over three years, and it's completely changed their lives.

Across the world, whether in London, Toronto, New York, Paris or Kiev, there are stations that offer much more to the eye. Tourists and locals come not to rush through to catch the connecting train but to pause and enjoy the space. Sometimes these stations are impressive in their relative ancientnes...

The IllumiBowl is discrete in design and delivers on the basic promise of being a night light for your toilet. It’s a battery-powered, motion-activated light that fits easily around the rim of pretty much any toilet and automatically turns on whenever anyone enters the bathroom. There are eight diff

China is to relocate more than 9,000 people in the lead-up to the opening of the world’s largest radio telescope later this year – a move that Beijing hopes will boost the global hunt for extraterrestrial life. Work on the 1.2bn yuan (£127m) Fast (Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescop

Nike began selling shoes that lace themselves, much like Marty McFly’s sneakers in “Back to the Future Part II.” The $350 Adapt BB shoes wirelessly connect to a phone to tighten and loosen with an app.

Finland is building the largest and most powerful nuclear reactor in Europe - and may have worked out what to do with spent nuclear fuel once and for all. Discover how to build in 2030 with Bluebeam.

From the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics by Tim Rice Additional lyrics by Seth Sikes and Lisa Lambert Drone Footage by Isaac Namdar Filmed in Fire Island Pines, NY

Vortex is a new paradigm in renewable energy with wind generators which need no blades. ``The design of Vortex's generators offers a potentially revolutionary shift from today's traditional designs, blades and all.

In developing countries, access to public utilities like running water and sewer systems are often not available. The lack of those resources leads to unsanitary conditions that can put people's lives at risk. Researchers at Cranfield University hope to put an end to that with the waterless Nano Mem...

Mercedes has taken the idea of the self-driving car to luxurious extremes with the F 015 Luxury in Motion. Since there's no need for a driver, passengers can sit face to face to chat and anyone can control the car through remote units and gestures. There are even color-coded LEDs and, yes, hardwood ...