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Andy Alt has developed a new kind of electric guitar pickup named A Little Thunder that allows a player to add a separate low end signal to the two lowest strings.

In 2011, Andras Bakos began planning a trans-Atlantic rowing expedition to raise awareness of environmental issues. The boat that he had custom-built for the trip is now ready to go, and it looks like it could just as well be used for rowing to Mars.

Although you can't just stop using your heart altogether when it's damaged, you can make its job easier. That's what Sunshine Heart's C-Pulse system was designed to do, and a current study suggests that it does indeed help victims of heart failure recover more quickly.

Aaron Wypyszynski, founder of Alabama-based Wyp Aviation, is looking to combine elements of wakeboarding, skydiving and wingsuit flying with WingBoarding, which sees a rider towed behind a plane atop a winged board.

After taking a severe beating from smartphones cameras, the humble compact is fighting back. Here Gizmag compares the features and specifications of some of the best small compact cameras on the market to see if it's worth you carrying one around.

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have each achieved records in processing quantum data with an accuracy above 99 percent and the storage of coherent quantum information for more than thirty seconds, both of which are essential for creating future super-fast quantum computers.

Japanese firm Omron has developed a new ping-pong-playing robot that, although not capable of taking on and beating even a semi-skilled human player, is capable of entering into long rallies with human players.

Research at East Tennessee Sate University (ETSU) has suggested that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) could help brainstem stroke patients suffering from locked-in syndrome to find their voice again, with very specific brainwaves serving as a typing finger for a virtual keyboard.

With fingers often obscuring touchscreen displays, Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new app that brings gesture control to mobile devices using their existing built-in cameras.

Many of us drink green tea for its wonderful health benefits. Now, for the first time, green tea has been used to deliver drugs to cancer cells, with promising results including more effective tumor reduction and reduced accumulation of drugs in other organs.

An Oxford-based startup has turned to crowdfunding to help develop Zap&Go, a supercapacitor-based charger with an emphasis on speed and portability.

The iRobot uPoint Multi-Robot Control (MRC) system is a universal control system for the company’s defense and security robots that combines a touchscreen interface with a mobile robotic radio relay.