Canon first revealed its ultrahigh-sensitivity CMOS image sensor back in 2010, where its gargantuan proportions were given as 202 x 205 mm (7.95 x 8.07 in) – almost 40 times the size of a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor. Now the veteran camera maker has revealed that the sensor has been used to record video of meteors at a level "so dark that image capture had not been possible until now."

• Astronomy
• Canon
• CMOS sensor
• Meteor

• This year’s best meteor shower peaks in the next few days
• "Beaver moon" to be the biggest supermoon since 1949
• Hubble observes vast gas cloud set to collide with the Milky Way
• Networked eVscope would crowd-source amateur astronomy
• Amateur astronomer captures beginning of the end as star goes supernova
• How to view and photograph the Super Blood Moon

James Law Cybertecture, the firm behind the concrete tube micro-homes, is nearing completion on another unusual project called The Pad. Located in Dubai, the building's eye-catching design is intended to resemble an iPod in its charging dock.

• Building and Construction
• Dubai
• iPod
• Skyscrapers

• Accordion-style unfolding tower takes out eVolo's 2018 Skyscraper Competition
• How long should a skyscraper live for?
• Beyoncé's backside begets bootylicious building
• Supertall ceramic skyscraper under construction in Dubai
• Ground broken on LEED Gold-seeking Dubai skyscraper
• The good, the bad and the bonkers: eVolo's 2017 Skyscraper Competition

We've long known that Mars is home to the largest volcano in the Solar System – Olympus Mons – and now, researchers have found that it may also have the largest explosive volcanic deposit as well. The Medusae Fossae Formation is a huge rocky structure that has had scientists puzzling over its origins for decades, but the new work suggests it's the result of massive volcanic eruptions that would have changed the climate of the Red Planet.

• Climate Change
• Geology
• Mars
• volcano

• How Earth became a giant snowball 700 million years ago
• Researchers gaze into crystals to unravel supervolcano secrets
• An ancient "lost" continent resurfaces in Mauritius
• Volcanoes: The prophetic silence before the violence
• Were Magma pulses responsible for Earth's most devastating extinction event?
• A tale of ice and fire: Time travel in Iceland

The ALLight swaps out any H4, H7 or H11 headlight globe with a self-leveling, super-bright projector beam that stays flat in the corners. Motorcycle manufacturers should be embarrassed that the aftermarket beat them to this universal solution.

• Headlight
• Kickstarter

• Review: Smart motorcycle headlight lights the way around corners
• Mercedes Maybach's new 2-megapixel headlights project images onto the road as you drive
• A tilting bike light that's led by your head
• Ford's Glare-Free Highbeam does the dipping for you
• Ford's smart lighting technology spots potential hazards
• High-res adaptive headlights feature 1,000 pixels that can be flicked on and off

Chinese smartphone company Oppo is a decent alternative for those looking to move away from the Apple/Samsung-dominated market. To make its newest device stand out from a crowd, Oppo's 2018 flagship phone, the Find X, packs slide-out 3D cameras that hide inside the body when not in use, and backs it up with decent specs and an edge-to-edge screen.

• Facial Recognition
• Oppo
• Phone
• Photography
• Smartphones

• Is the new iPhone face recognition system a gimmick or the future of smartphones?
• AI can tell women from men based on their smiles
• Study finds some facial recognition systems only accurate for white male faces
• Facial recognition drone gives your selfie stick wings
• Pill-dispensing "robot" knows who you are
• AI in schools: China’s massive and unprecedented education experiment

Rachael Talibart's award-winning photographs capture the wildness of the ocean in a profoundly sculptural fashion. Her latest series, Sirens, combines a love of maritime mythology with a collection of monster waves frozen in time, transforming the watery forms into representations of Greek Gods.

• Ocean
• Photography
• Water
• Wave

• Gallery: Wondrous waves in Nikon's surf photography awards
• Gallery: SkyPixel's jaw-dropping drone photos of the year
• Gallery: Pano Awards showcase the most stunning panoramic photographs of 2017
• Getting out of Auto: Understanding the focusing modes on your camera
• Getting out of Auto: Why you should probably be shooting RAW
• Getting out of Auto: Understanding the metering modes on your camera

A massive study spanning 30 years of data and examining a cohort of over one million people has found a strong association between persons suffering from stress disorders, including PTSD, and an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and Crohn's disease.

• Autoimmune
• Inflammatory
• PTSD
• Stress
• The Immune System

• Fast food stimulates inflammation and triggers long-term changes to immune system
• Newly discovered metabolic mechanism could be an off-switch for inflammation
• How parasitic worms could help us with everything from obesity to asthma
• Device may detect onset of sepsis, before it's too late
• "Look over there!" Nanoparticles reduce inflammation by distracting the immune system
• The bacteria that could lead to a probiotic-based immunization for stress, anxiety and depression

A year and a half after accepting the first prototypes, the US Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems and its partner Iveco Defence Vehicles a US$198 million contract to deliver the first 30 of the Corps' next-generation Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The contact for the fully amphibious, ship-launchable troop carrier includes an option of up to $1.2 billion for a total of 204 vehicles.

• Amphibious
• BAE Systems
• US Marines

• Tringa road-legal boat drives itself to and from the water
• Lockheed Martin unveils new amphibious assault vehicle
• US Marines demonstrate Ultra Heavy-lift Amphibious Connector prototype
• World's largest amphibious plane from China ready to sail and soar
• New take on the Mini Moke is fit for land and sea
• Amphibious Dobbertin HydroCar goes under the hammer

Stents are usually passive devices, implanted into clogged arteries to prop them open and prevent heart attacks. Unfortunately, it's all too common for the artery to continue to narrow around the implant, causing further complications. Now, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a surgery-ready smart stent that keeps watch for the early warning signs of narrowing arteries, and sends out a wireless signal to alert the patient and doctors.

• Heart Disease
• Implant
• Surgery
• University of British Columbia
• Wireless

• Tiny particles propel themselves upstream to stop severe internal bleeding
• Microneedle painlessly monitors drug levels without the need to draw blood
• Cancer cells' stealth mechanism uncovered
• Natural clay found to kill deadly bacteria
• Magnetic implant puts the squeeze on drug delivery
• Earthquake-resistant concrete keeps walls from falling

Various intermittent fasting schemes have recently been slipping into the perilous realm of "fad diets" but a compelling, growing body of scientific research is starting to suggest that some kind of controlled fasting pattern could have beneficial health and weight loss effects. New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago has examined a form of time-restricted eating known as the 16:8 diet and the small study has found it could indeed be an effective form of weight loss.

• Diet
• Obesity
• University of Illinois
• Weight Loss

• Two-way LEDs could turn screens into touchless chargers
• Now graphene can even help hunt down cancer
• New research hints at Earth's inner core having its own inner core
• Exercise can beneficially alter the composition of your gut microbiome
• I'll take the corn-colored Kool Aid please
• Are the bubbles in your soda making you hungry?