NEW TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE NEWS

There's been a lot to take in at today's Made by Google event in New York, not least the Pixel 4 phones that have just been unveiled. Google had updates to several more of its product lines as well, and we've got all the details you need to know.

When someone has a severe burn, a protective covering needs to be temporarily grafted onto the wound site. Although that covering typically consists of skin from a human cadaver, live-cell pig skin has now been used on a patient for the first time.

After the Pixel 3 phones last October, and the Pixel 3a mid-range handsets announced in May, Google is upping its smartphone game again by launching the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL – two premium-level smartphones with a strong focus on photography.

London-based startup Phoenix is focusing on the eco-conscious traveler by creating sustainable, modular luggage made from recycled plastic bottles and fishing lines, old carpets, waste rubber and aluminum.

Steampunk is an impressive-looking pavilion that has been painstakingly created by steam-bending lengths of hardwood. The build process was helped along by a Microsoft HoloLens-based system called Fologram.

Vinyl is back in our living rooms, which is great news for consumers but for gigging musicians not signed to a major label, getting in on the vinyl action could be out of their budgets. That's where Phonocut's Home Vinyl Recorder comes in.

Fossil is almost single-handedly keeping the Wear OS flag flying in the smartwatch market, and the Gen 5 wearables are the best Fossil smartwatches yet. We strapped one to our wrist to see what it has to offer.

Design studio PriestmanGoode recently revealed a sustainable in-flight meal tray concept that includes edible packaging. The eco-friendly design is part of a project addressing the impact of plastic waste, with a focus on the aviation industry.

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Refrigeration and air conditioning could use a boost in efficiency. On that road, researchers have now developed an unusual new technique that could lead to "twist fridges", which cool by unraveling fibers that are tensely twisted.