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Norwegian Cruise Line raises the bar for outlandish cruise offerings yet again. Its new "Joy" cruise ship will entertain with a two-level race track, multi-story water park, high-tech arcade, and bumper hovercraft arena. Read more
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The latest Jag to launch is its crucial, midsize volume seller – the XE. So, does it feel like a Jaguar, and is it good enough to take on the German establishment? After spending a week in the supercharged XE S, we finally have some answers.Read more
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A closer look at the mechanism driving the remarkable regenerative abilities of zebrafish has suggested that they can be recreated in mice, with the scientists involved hopeful it could ultimately improve our capacity to regrow damaged body parts.Read more
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By learning how bees safely zip through thick rainforests in spite of their poor vision, scientists say they can endow flying robots with similar capabilities, promising exciting new levels of autonomy for small drones. Read more
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The Better Back harness is a simple strap-based contraption that promises better posture and less lower back pain. We tried out Better Back for a few weeks to see if it makes good on its promises.Read more
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While the SipaBoard self-inflating jet board is certainly a cool water toy, not everyone wants motor power or the added expense of a jet drive. SipaBoards' latest design keeps the integrated self-inflation system but loses the jet drive.Read more
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Why don't snowboards have suspension like mountain bikes? Russia's Sergey Yarosh & Co Design thinks they should, which is why the company has developed the SANKIboard system. Read more
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A black hole in a quiet part of the universe has surprised astronomers by turning out to be 10 times larger than it should be.Read more
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For the 2016 model year, Ford has given the Explorer a mid-cycle refresh, making some changes to the exterior, some interior upgrades, and adding safety features. The refresh also sees the addition of a Platinum trim level at the top of the lineup, which spent a week behind the wheel of.Read more
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NexGear, a startup from Mumbai, India, is looking to make video memories easy to record and publish. The Frodo Adventure Camera is designed to record and auto-edit the best scenes into ready-to-share videos. Read more
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Can math and machine create a painting to rival that of an Old Master? A Microsoft and ING project certainly seems to say yes.Read more
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Researchers have found a way to speed up the rate at which data can be securely transmitted using quantum cryptography. It's a development that could pave the way to faster, ultra-secure communications that are impossible to spy on. Read more
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MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has come up with a new way to make soft, hydraulically-powered robots in one step using commercial 3D printers that can print solid and liquid parts simultaneously. Read more
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NASA's NEOWISE telescope has had a pretty interesting life. First operational between 2009 and 2011 as the WISE telescope, the probe was brought out of hibernation in 2013, and tasked with an all new mission – spotting, tracking and characterizing asteroids and comets that approach closet to Earth. Read more
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There are lots of different types of electric toothbrush, but pretty much all of them oscillate or vibrate in one way or another. The new iBrush 365, however, takes a different approach. Its circular brush-head spins, allowing users to brush from the gums towards the teeth. Read more
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Data from NASA satellites is being used to help scientists analyze how El Niño is affecting a population of tiny ocean plants. A decline in the number of these plants can cause big disruptions to coastal fishing industries. Read more
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Outside of China, Huawei isn’t one of the first names that springs to mind when it comes to smartphones, but the new P9 and P9 Plus, co-engineered with photography expert Leica, are intending to change that. The two flagship phones were shown off in London today and Gizmag was there to take a look. Read more
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Based on a series of simulations ran through sophisticated computer models, researchers from MIT suggest that significant proportions of the population of Asia are on course for severe water shortages by the year 2050.Read more
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Ahead of this month's Hannover Messe trade show in Germany, Festo's Bionic Learning Network has previewed a new helium-filled flyer dubbed the FreeMotionHandling concept that's able to take hold of an object, pick it up and fly it to another location for drop off. Read more
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Construction is well underway on the Wuhan Greenland Center. Claimed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architects as the world's third tallest building, the supertall skyscraper is due for completion in 2017 and looks set to become the tallest building in China. Read more
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Launched in 2013, Slack now boasts more than 2.3 million users, 675,000 of which pay for the privilege. That's a lot of users and a lot of mouths to feed. Taco Bell is looking to help do just that with a bot that will take orders via the cloud-based team collaboration tool. Read more
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In this day and age of hacking and cyber ransom dominating headlines, ethical hacking and penetration testing skills are increasingly in-demand. From threat modeling and cross-site scripting to testing methodologies, this certification bundle will be a nice little notch to add to your résumé. And since the classes are accessible 24/7, you can learn whenever it’s convenient. Read more
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| LAPTOPS |
| HP's Spectre is the world's slimmest laptop at just 10.4 mm |
 | Today's laptops are shedding bulk almost as fast as your local CrossFit evangelist, and the latest effort from Hewlett-Packard is set to undercut them all. Its newly announced Spectre will enter the market as the world's thinnest laptop, and packs some punch into its very slight frame as well. read more |
| VR |
| The 10 best launch games for the HTC Vive |
 | It's funny that, just a couple months ago, we were unsure if the HTC Vive would have much of a game library at launch. Well, it's doing just fine – arguably better than the Oculus Rift's. These are our recommendations of the best Vive launch games to download. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Architects don't cut corners with trio of Jenga-like towers |
 | ODA New York's 16-420 Kent Avenue project comprises a trio of blocky, Jenga-like towers slated for South Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Their distinctive form serves to maximize light, views, and add outdoor terraces. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Raisable seats and UV toilets win innovative aircraft cabin awards |
 | Comfier aircraft cabins are something we can all get on board with, and the Crystal Cabin Award is aimed at developing just that. The award honors innovative products and concepts for aircraft interiors. The eight 2016 winners have been picked from 95 entrants hailing from 18 countries. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Steel breaks record for not breaking |
 | A team of engineers has created a steel alloy that is much stronger than ordinary steel and is so resilient that it bounces back into shape, even when blasted with a cannon. The researchers believe it could make super-strong armor or help protect space vehicles from micrometeorites. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Transplanted pig heart kept ticking for over two years |
 | Researchers have managed to keep a pig heart beating for 945 days inside the body of a live baboon. This record-breaking outcome leaves scientists hopeful for the potential for xenotransplantation, the transplantation of animal organs or tissues into humans, to address worldwide organ shortages. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Refreshed Audi A3 gains power and clever driver assist tech |
 | Audi has brought its midsize hatch up to date with downsized engines, a suite of active safety features and bright new LED Matrix lights. read more |
| SPORTS |
| Unified Weapons Master tests second-gen combat armor in underground fight event |
 | In an underground battle event in Wellington, New Zealand, UWM revealed its latest intelligent Lorica armour and pitted six combatants from around the world against each other in full contact weapon combat. read more |
| MARINE |
| Hobie Eclipse stand-up pedal board will have you walking on water |
 | Hobie's new Mirage Eclipse stand-up Pedal boards make for new kinds of aquatic adventure by allowing standing users to glide across the water simply by moving their legs up and down. read more |
| COLLECTIBLES |
| Historic flintlock pistols take aim at auction record |
 | A presentation pair of pistols given by General Marie Paul Joseph Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, to Simon Bolivar, will go under the hammer on April 13, with estimates putting the price at a record-setting level of between US$1.5 million and $2.5 million. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Aston Martin heeds purists' calls, gives V12 Vantage S a dogleg manual gearbox |
 | Aston Martin has joined Porsche in offering a high-end performance stick shift with the new V12 Vantage S, which lets you control a sonorous V12 motor with a dogleg, seven-speed manual transmission. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Nvidia goes deep with new DGX-1 supercomputer |
 | Computing giant Nvidia has announced the world's first "supercomputer in a box" – the DGX-1. With a cool 170 teraflops of performance, the machine is designed to tackle the complex worlds of deep learning and artificial intelligence, areas of research requiring massive amounts of computing power. read more |
| HEALTH & WELLBEING |
| Neopenda tackles infant mortality in developing countries |
 | Neopenda is a wearable aimed at helping newborns survive the crucial first few weeks by keeping track of vital signs, and sending key information back to a tablet monitoring up to 24 units at once. read more |
| ELECTRONICS |
| World's smallest diode made from a single DNA molecule |
 | As we rapidly approach the limitations of Moore's Law, researchers investigate nanoscale technologies and alternatives to silicon. One group of researchers has turned to nature for an answer and produced the world's first DNA-based diode. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| VanMoof announces faster, lighter, farther-going e-bike |
 | It was three years ago that Dutch manufacturer VanMoof announced its 10 Electrified e-bike, which it described as being the world's first intelligent commuter bike. Now, the company has unveiled the new-and-improved Electrified S – the S stands for "smart." read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Scientists can now make their own molecules |
 | Sometimes, if you want something made right, you've just got to make it yourself. It was with this in mind that scientists from ETH Zurich and IBM recently developed a process for building custom molecules from mix-n-match components. read more |
| URBAN TRANSPORT |
| Nimble cargo scooter hauls gear through "Urban" spaces |
 | California's Nimble Scooters is launching the new "Urban" cargo scooter, a design that's smoother and more versatile than its original. The new scooter helps you take short trips while carrying more than 50 lb (23 kg) of cargo. read more |
| HEALTH & WELLBEING |
| Smartphone spectroscopy kit brings blood test info home |
 | According to Bob Messerschmidt, founder and CEO of Cor, "the greatest barrier for people to live a healthy life is really information." His company has developed a blood testing kit that is aimed at making health information available that might otherwise remain hidden in doctors' surgeries. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| The analog bike speedometer rides again, with a little help from GPS |
 | There was a time when some bikes came with mechanical speedometers. While no one is suggesting bringing those back, Omata is taking a step in that direction – its One speedometer uses modern GPS tech to track the rider's speed, but that information is displayed on a good ol' analog dial. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Hyundai maps out route to connected cars future |
 | Between testing autonomous driving tech and unveiling a new line of electrified vehicles, Hyundai appears to be very much focused on the future. It has now announced what it calls a roadmap for connected car development, which involves R&D to change the way drivers interact with vehicles. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Could 3D-printed ovaries help treat infertility? |
 | A team from Northwestern University in Boston has used 3D printing to create a prosthetic ovary, which was successfully implanted into mice, allowing them to bear live young. read more |
| 3D PRINTING |
| 3D printer creates full-color, multiple material prototypes in a single print run |
 | The latest 3D printer from Stratasys can build photorealistic prototypes in full color and using multiple materials in a single print process. It's the first of the company's Polyjet printers that can print in five colors – cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white. read more |
| HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Roku's new Streaming Stick packs more power and provides audio privacy |
 | As the number of ways to stream your content grows, Roku has given its Streaming Stick a refresh for faster, more reliable performance. On top of its new quad-core processor, the new Stick lets users listen to their content privately using a mobile device and headphones. read more |
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URBAN TRANSPORT |
| New e-bike and scooter sure don't look retro |
 | Some people think that in order to gain mainstream acceptance, electric vehicles should look as normal as possible. Other people believe that such innovative technology should be reflected with bizarre looks. Falling in the latter category are the new Raker electric scooter and Trayser e-bike. read more |
| MOTORCYCLES |
| 2016 MotoGP tech: Of tires, electronics and tiny wings |
 | The pinnacle of motorcycle racing reaches a tipping point, as a new generation of spec electronics is enforced in an effort to shrink costs. Add to the mix a new tire supplier and wings designed to keep these motorcycles from flying, and we have the recipe for an excitingly unpredictable year. read more |
| VR |
| HTC Vive review: This is VR the way we always imagined it |
 | Most of us grew up imagining VR as first-person simulations. This is where today's VR is the most magical, and it's where the stellar HTC Vive leaps past its competitors. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Review: Ford's Mustang GT is a V8-powered smile generator |
 | The rest of the world finally has getting a slice of Ford's all-American apple pie: and if our week in a bright red Mustang GT Fastback is anything to go by, Ford has managed to instil the latest pony with some of the magic that's seen it remain a blue-collar hero for over 50 years. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Review: One Smart Piano learning system |
 | The One Smart Piano learning system promises to have you playing your "first piano piece in minutes" with the help of light up keys and an accompanying app. So how long before a complete novice can tap out something beyond a children's ditty? read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Container-based homes designed to meet a multitude of needs |
 | Canadian firm Honomobo has launched a new range of shipping container-based homes. Able to serve as standalone tiny house, garage suite or home extension, they can also be outfitted with solar power and upgraded insulation. read more |
| SPACE |
| Opportunity has close encounter with Martian dust devil |
 | NASA's Mars Opportunity rover has captured a rare image of a Martian dust devil traveling across the surface of the Red Planet. The rover craned back to take in the view as it scaled the southern edge of the Marathon Valley in search of fresh minerals to mine. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Daimler sends autonomous truck platoon on Stuttgart to Rotterdam road trip |
 | Daimler has let three of its autonomous trucks loose on public roads, setting them the task of driving from Stuttgart to Rotterdam as a fully connected platoon. As well as demonstrating the scope of Daimler's own autonomous tech, the road trip is a part of the European Truck Platooning Challenge. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Facebook is now using AI to describe photos to the blind |
 | Browse through your Facebook feed and you'll see photos play a prominent part, meaning visually impaired users are missing out on a lot of updates. Now Facebook's engineers have harnessed the power of an artificial intelligence network to describe these pictures to blind or partially blind users. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| Ryobi opens the door for modular, app-connected garages |
 | The new Ryobi Ultra Quiet Garage Door Opener can double as a carbon monoxide sensor, wireless speaker, fan or parking assistant if you're open to mixing and matching the brand's plug-and-play modules. read more |
| SPACE |
| BEAM me up: Expandable habitat module headed to the ISS |
 | When the SpaceX CRS-8 mission heads for the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, it will be carrying the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), which is intended to test the feasibility of expandable module technology. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Sweet technique inspired by bonbons yields better polymer shells |
 | Inspired by a centuries-old technique used by chocolatiers, engineers have developed a new way of making polymer films that is both uniform and predictable read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Highly elastic metallic glass brings bounce to hardened materials |
 | Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are artificial materials made in the lab that boast superior strength and hardness to conventional metals. By tweaking this recipe just a little, researchers have been able to produce a bouncy material with the highest degree of elasticity of any BMG. read more |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Wi-Fi that finds you |
 | A team at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a system that enables a wireless access point to accurately locate users down to a tenth of a meter, without any added sensors. read more |
| 3D PRINTING |
| Scientists create "active" 3D printer plastic |
 | 3D printers are capable of producing items that can perform all sorts of functions. In the case of commercial-grade printers, however, the build material itself is typically inert. US researchers have set out to change that. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Bentley makes Continental GT even faster |
 | Billed as the “fastest production Bentley ever,” and with literally no change in engine displacement, the Continental GT Speed is a three-ton car with a top speed of 206 mph (331 km/h), and more power and torque than its tamer GT cousin. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Roborace previews its autonomous, driverless race car |
 | Believe it or not, autonomous race cars will soon be battling it out on the track. Last week, Roborace's newly-appointed design chief Daniel Simon released the first look at the Roborace car. read more |
| SPACE |
| Hubble zooms in on galactic core |
 | A new Hubble image has presented a stunning glimpse of the nuclear star cluster known to shroud Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) – the supermassive black hole that lurks at the heart of our galaxy. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Portable system provides on-demand drug production |
 | Manufacturing drugs is a complex process, often involving multiple facilities and taking weeks or months to arrive at the finished article. The lack of flexibility in the system led MIT researchers to develop a compact, all-in-one solution to allow for streamlined, speedy drug production. read more |
| SPACE |
| Does a nearby star host an Earth-like planet? |
 | The ALMA telescope's latest observation is one of its most impressive yet, providing us with the best ever look at a planet-forming disc. The disc is of particular note, as it includes a gap in the material at the same distance from the star as the Earth from the Sun. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| Hybrid system could clean up coal power |
 | A new system that combines two existing technologies — coal gasification and fuel cells — could up coal-burning efficiency to between 55 and 60 percent, in effect halving the amount of carbon dioxide produced for producing the same amount of energy using today's methods. read more |
| ELECTRONICS |
| Artist illuminates the Uluru desert with 50,000 glowing spheres |
 | You may think that Australia's Uluru, or Ayers Rock, is majestic enough. British artist Bruce Munro, however, has created a solar-powered light installation close to the rock formation that he hopes will give visitors an even more magical experience. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Mouse gums turned into fully functioning skin |
 | Researchers at Japan's RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology have created skin tissue complete with sebaceous glands as well as hair follicles. They started with mouse gums. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Ball-shaped bashers strike a precise MIDI beat |
 | Using samples can bring a convincing level of realism to drum sounds when creating digital music, but the real deal would be even better. A Polish innovation called Perc marries digital and acoustic beat-making with the help of MIDI commands and ball-ended bashing. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Sony's got videography highs and lows covered |
 | Said to be the smallest camera in Sony's full-frame line-up, the UMC-S3C combines 4K resolution video recording prowess with the highest low-light sensitivity in its class. The lightweight box is compatible with E-mount lenses and eliminates the need for network cabling for extended mobile use. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Lightweight multi-spanner will fix your bike, open your beer |
 | There's no shortage of options out there when it comes to portable multi-tools, but that doesn't mean there's no room for more. Wrenchit is a lightweight multi-spanner with 10 different interchangeable wrench bits that's designed for making small-scale bolt adjustments on the go. read more |
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