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SpiderFab, a series of technologies under development by Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI), combines 3D printing and robotic assembly to build and create spaceship components and structures in orbit.

One of the most feared football-related injuries is concussion. UCLA professor, Vijay Gupta, is testing a special polymer material that when applied to the inside of football helmets, can reduce G-force impact and the possibility of concussion by 25 percent.

The astrophysical world is currently focused on about one-trillionth of the sky, watching as an innocent gas cloud with only three times Earth's mass is viciously disrupted by a close encounter with the Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Fireworks are expected.

No, it's not April 1st. Harley-Davidson has dropped a couple of bombshells – firstly that it's building a 500cc learner bike, and secondly that an electric Harley is under serious consideration.

New evidence presented by Prof. Steven Benner at The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology in Florida suggests that, billions of years ago, Mars was a much better place for the first cells to have formed compared to Earth.

Tired of waiting for that long-rumored iPad mini with Retina Display? LG just introduced the LG G Pad 8.3. We don't know whether it will fare better than LG's last tablet, 2011's Optimus Pad, but its status as the (supposed) first 8-inch tablet with a full HD display can't hurt its chances.

Did you spend thousands on a 4K TV, only to find yourself wondering why your smartphone couldn't record video that takes full advantage of all those pixels? No? Well, in case you ever do, Acer just announced the Liquid S2, a phablet that (for now) is the first smartphone to record 4K video.

Pump House, by Australian firm Branch Studio Architects, is a compact weekend retreat that was built with a modest budget and offers the advantage of operating completely off-the-grid.

Most sofas may hide a pull-out bed or some drink holders, but a new piece of furniture from Heracles Research Corp. is designed to store an arsenal. Besides offering a comfy place to sit, the CouchBunker conceals a large gun safe and provides some protection with bullet-resistant cushions.

A group of researchers at MIT has designed a cheap and high-performance membraneless flow battery, that could provide the grid infrastructure to help unpredictable wind and solar energy produce a much higher portion of our energy needs.

If you're on a quest for a new mini tablet, the new 2013 Nexus 7 and the Galaxy Note 8.0 might have made the cut for your shortlist. Join Gizmag, as we break down the specs and compare the features of the two 2013 Android tablets.

Imagine mobile sensor networks that run around, jump and maneuver in the air to get the job done. That's just what Jianguo Zhao is working towards; his design for mobile sensor networks involves biologically-inspired sensors in the form of robots with little tails.