Robots are running half marathons – but no records are under threat

China tests ultra-fast jet engine

China plans huge hydro dam in Tibet

China makes strides towards nuclear fusion breakthrough

Power up for UK’s EV charging network

America’s new tallest tower faces a high-flying foe

UK lasers bring drones back down to earth

South Korea bounces back from martial law in six short hours

Panama Canal proposes $1.6 billion dam to tackle drought

Kingda Ka: the king of rollercoasters is dead, long live the Qiddiya

As lorry drivers dwindle, Japan plans a robot pod super highway

Billionaire backing benefits Trump in costliest election ever

Germany’s auto crisis deepens as VW plans factory closures

Tesla reaps benefit of Democratic green-energy subsidies

Saudi Arabia starts work on world’s biggest building – a 400m cube

Serious Fraud Office investigating Unite’s £112 million Birmingham hotel