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The US Navy is deploying its first laser weapon on the USS Ponce in a few months. The technology also has obvious potential for applications on the ground. The Office of Naval Research has awarded contracts to develop a similar laser weapon that can be installed in light-tactical vehicles.

The Flying Rider is a proof-of-concept prototype bicycle, designed to convert the vertical bobbing motion of the rider's body into increased pedaling power. According to its creator, it provides a pedaling efficiency gain of around 10 percent for a 170-lb (77-kg) rider.

Conventional training wheels might be useful in preventing cuts and bruises, but they can also lead to bad habits and lengthen the process of learning to ride a bike on your own. Jyrobike is a self-balancing bike that uses a gyroscope to keep kids on the straight and narrow.

The HEXO+ hexacopter drone autonomously flies above its user, shooting video of them as they motorbike, snowboard, or perform other high-speed activities.

For the last decade and a half, Audi has dominated the World Endurance Championship racing. It would be easy to dismiss yesterday's 13th Le Mans 24 Hour Race win for the company in 16 years as , "same stuff, different year." In fact, yesterday's win is probably its finest achievement.

"hitchBOT," a robot equipped with artificial intelligence, the power of speech, and the ability to converse with people whilst taking photos and tweeting, hopes to be the first robot to hitchhike across Canada this July.

Scientists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are developing a computer model that helps engineers integrate the electric TOSA buses into existing transport systems while keeping costs down.

A city car with a semi-amphibious ability sounds like a bit of a misnomer, but for the residents of Bangkok in recent years, it could have been a lifesaver. Gizmag has been following Concept One's progress since it was announced earlier this year and we were recently invited to take closer look.

Typical. You wait ages for an autonomous aerial camera drone and then two come along at once. We featured Squadrone System's Hexo+ drone yesterday and today it's the turn of the AirDog from Helico Aerospace Industries. Like the Hexo+, the AirDog will track the user and film them from above.

Researchers from the University of Washington and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence have created the first fully automated computer program that teaches itself everything there is to know about a visual concept by associating words with images.

Two Scottish architectural students recently designed and built an observation point with a reflective facade in rural Scotland.The Lookout offers a quiet place from which to appreciate the natural beauty of the area.

There are lots of headphones that are designed for listening to music while jogging. Higher impact training, however, can result in headphones being dislodged and broken. Former American footballer Mark Clayton has designed some headphones to combat this.