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The Coffee car averaged 65 mph during its world record attempt earlier this month

Automotive

Organic waste-powered 'Coffee Car' breaks speed record

A car powered by coffee grounds has broken the world land speed record for vehicles powered by organic waste.

Hahn Environmental CEO Allan Lear and team at the finish in Birdsville - just in time for the races

Urban Transport

E-cyclist pedals over 1600km into record books

Hahn Environmental CEO Allan Lear has pedaled over 1,600 km on his modified Stealth Bomber e-bike to set the longest distance traveled by an electric bike in a week.

The new XANTHOS Stereo Console Gaming Headset from Speedlink is compatible with Sony's PS3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and PC, and incorporates some sophisticated connector technology that caters for simultaneous playback through a TV

Games

Speedlink launches PC/PS3/Xbox 360-friendly XANTHOS Gaming Headset

The new XANTHOS Stereo Console Gaming Headset from Speedlink is compatible with Sony's PS3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and PC, and incorporates some sophisticated connector technology that caters for simultaneous playback through a TV.

Encased in a gamepad-shaped silicone housing, the Nintendo 3DS Deluxe Power Grip doubles the 3DS' battery life

Games

New Nintendo 3DS accessory offers comfortable grip and twice the battery life

Encased in a gamepad-shaped silicone housing, the Nintendo 3DS Deluxe Power Grip doubles the Nintendo 3DS' battery life.

Morphix Technologies' Chameleon chemical detection device can detect up to ten different toxic gases at once

Wearables

Morphix Chameleon - wrist worn chemical detection for first responders

The Chameleon chemical detection device is designed to be worn on the forearm and holds up to ten disposable cassettes, each of which detects a different toxic gas.

The US Navy has successfully flown its MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV on a blend of JP-5 aviation fuel and plant-based camelina

Aircraft

Fire Scout UAV makes first biofuel-powered flight

The US Navy has successfully flown its MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on biofuel.

Entering names and places in the Lonely Planet Offline Translator helps the speech recognition accuracy

Mobile Technology

Lonely Planet teams with Jibbigo for offline translator apps for travelers

Lonely Planet has released a family of translator apps that allow users to obtain written and - thanks to speech recognition technology - spoken translations offline.

Motorcycles

Ducati bets the farm on its hugely unsuccessful new frame design for new Panigale 1199 V-twin

Ducati's new generation v-twin 1200cc sports bike will be announced at EICMA in November. It will use the same frameless design which has been raced and evaluated rather unsuccessfully by Valentino Rossi.

Mobile Technology

Toshiba Thrive 7'' tablet to feature dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM and 1280×800 backlit screen

Toshiba has announced that its 10.1-inch Thrive tablet will soon receive a smaller and lighter sibling in the form of Android 3.2-based Thrive 7''.

The low-cost, high-density energy-storage membrane, created at the National University of Singapore

Science

New material claimed to store more energy and cost less money than batteries

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have created what they claim is the world's first energy-storage membrane, which offers higher energy density and lower production costs than traditional batteries.

Scientists have successfully replaced a rat's cerebellum with a chip programmed to perform the same functions (Photo: Jean-Etienne Poirrier)

Medical Devices

Rat receives functioning artificial cerebellum

Scientists have successfully replaced a rat's cerebellum with a chip programmed to perform the same functions.

The front center airbag is designed to protect drivers and front passengers in the event of side impact crashes

Automotive

GM to introduce industry-first front center airbags

GM will introduce a front center airbag on selected vehicles in 2013 that is designed to protect drivers and front passengers in the event of side impact crashes.

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