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Never one to shy away from big challenges, Google has announced the formation of a new company aimed at tackling major health and wellbeing issues with a "particular focus on aging and associated diseases."

Google's Chromecast currently doesn't have a whole lot of options other than its four officially supported apps: YouTube, Netflix, Google Music and Google Video. Here's how to get a little more out of Chromecast, from mirroring your desktop to playing your own video files.

Following the success of its spnKiX motorized skates, Acton, Inc. recently revealed a new electric motorbike called the M Scooter, which the company claims can fold up into about half its size for easier storage.

The University of Queensland’s Scramspace hypersonic experiment ended in failure today as the unmanned spacecraft plummeted into the North Sea off the coast of Norway. After a successful launch, Scramspace failed to reach the required altitude to begin the hypersonic flight experiment.

Intel's Futurist and Director of Future Casting, Brian David Johnson, was at this week's Maker Faire in New York City to introduce an open source, 3D printed companion robot called Jimmie.

Choosing what lens to buy for your DSLR or interchangeable lens camera can be a daunting and confusing experience. To help, here's the Gizmag guide to life after the kit lens.

British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has created what is claimed to be the world’s lightest timber table. Dubbed Ripple, the two and half meter long table is made from 0.8mm thick Canadian Spruce aircraft plywood and weighs in at an incredible 9 kilograms.

The Cuddle Mattress is a normal mattress divided up into slices that give you somewhere to put your arm when snuggling up to your significant other. This simple idea could help prevent bad backs, dead-arm-in-bed issues ... and arguments between couples.

Researchers at Yale University have completed a molecular model for Alzheimer's disease by identifying a protein that plays a key role in its onset. Promisingly, the study also showed existing drugs can be used to block the activity of this protein.

Caterham has taken its Seven CSR chassis and turned it into the Caterham AeroSeven Concept. Unveiled last week at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, it uses technologies not found previously in a Caterham and is intended to give the public an idea of the design of future models.

The new Nikon 1 AW1 is the world's first commercially available digital interchangeable lens camera which is waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof. With a 1-inch-type 14 megapixel CMOS sensor, and two new equally waterproof lenses, this could be the snorkeling photographer's new best friend.

The Objective Europa project's long-term aim is to send astronauts to Jupiter's moon Europa to look for life. The only catch is that the trip is one-way with no hope of return at the end of the mission.