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The small intestine has several functions, including chemical digestion, immune defense, and now, apparently, inspiring better battery designs. Researchers have copied the shape and material of villi to create more productive microbial fuel cells.

Screens have become indispensable in most of our daily lives. We have them on phones, billboards, tiny wearables, coffee makers, toilets, and everywhere else! Scientists have now figured out a way to integrate them into the very fabric of clothes.

The (RED) 800 is a Ducati-powered custom that looks less like a conventional superbike and more like a futuristic sculpture carved from metal. Its flowing, hand-shaped aluminum bodywork transitions from racing-red into exposed, brushed metal finish.

The newest generation of robotic lawnmowers is aiming higher than ever before. The Sunseeker Elite X5 Gen 2 wants to be less "robot vacuum for your lawn" and more "autonomous groundskeeper."

Roxon's new Flex Go multitool delivers the brand's modular tool ecosystem to a slimmer chassis designed to carry comfortably in a pocket. Because when you can build your own multitool, you don't need a bulky frame stuffed with dozens of implements.

Oru is a minimalist lamp with three color modes that allow you to monitor the temperature of your wood stove from anywhere in the home. If the stove is overheating or the fire's dying out, this lamp will warn you.

A series of spectacular conversions swapping wheels for snow tracks on five Toyota trucks and SUVs was revealed this week. The Snowhunter concepts are being shown at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Winter RV adventures have plenty going for them. Snow-covered mountain scenery, quieter campgrounds and the freedom to explore destinations well beyond the traditional summer travel season all have their appeal. But when temperatures plunge below freezing, the experience can quickly lose its charm if the heating system isn't up to the task.

Williamson Williamson has taken the distinctive open-air layout of the 19th-century dogtrot and reworked it for Ontario cottage country, combining prefabricated construction with a highly insulated envelope.

The veil of secrecy surrounding an orbital mystery has been lifted after the release of the clearest public view yet of China's secretive spaceplane. The photograph was taken by a commercial Earth-imaging satellite from a distance of less than 56 miles.