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A team at Sweden's Mälardalen University is developing a virtual keyboard that combines a pair of bracelets with a wearable device such as Google Glass. The result is a keyboard that only its user can see.

In an Egyptian tomb, a painting depicts someone pouring water into the sand in front of one of the sledges that hauled the blocks used in the pyramids. According to new research, by wetting the sand, as little as half as much pulling force would have been required to move those sledges.

Scientists from Switzerland's Empa research group have come up with a method of using waste to contain pollution – they've developed sponges made from cellulose by-products, that can soak up 50 times their own weight in spilled oil.

One of the classic microcars, the Messerschmitt KR200 continues to have a following half a century later, so much so that a pair of designers have developed a unique tribute. The Veloschmitt is Messerschmitt-influenced pedelec velomobile.

Researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) have shown that injections of a protein dubbed GDF11, when administered to older mice, appear to cause a reversal of many signs of aging.

Peruvian scientists have installed an air-purifying billboard in the city of Lima, capable of doing the work of 1,200 trees and purifying 100,000 cubic meters of air daily.

At disaster sites such as building collapses, it's not uncommon to see trained dogs being used to sniff out trapped survivors. Now, thanks to a new "smart" harness, such dogs may be able to play an even bigger role, by gathering and relaying vital information on their surroundings.

The latest iPhone multi-tool case to find its way to the world of crowd funding, the Hangout Case, offers three pocket-essential functions: protecting your iPhone, popping a bottle, and lighting a cigarette or fire. It also has a tripod screw mount.

The Qualcomm Toq has one of the nicest displays we've seen in any of the early smartwatches. The watch's software, though, landed with a pretty narrow feature set. Well, that feature set just got a shot of adrenaline today, as a new update lets the Toq support voice dictation.

Resurrecting the name of Belgium's first home-grown motorcycle company, Saroléa racing is gearing up for this year's TT Zero electric motorcycle race at the Isle of Man. And the bike is an absolute beauty.

A literal infusion of some "young blood" has the ability to turn back the clock and restore the mental capabilities of old mice, according to a new study. If similar results are seen in humans, the simple technique could lead to new treatments for forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease.

When Apple unveiled the first iPad, the company didn't pitch it as a laptop killer. Instead it was to sit somewhere in between phone and laptop. Four years later, can the iPad compete with a laptop? Let's take a look, as Gizmag compares the features and specs of the MacBook Air and the iPad Air.