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German researchers have created a bio-based solar cell capable of generating a continuous electrical current of several nanowatts per sq cm. The new approach, avoids damage to the tapped photosynthetic cells, an issue that has plagued previous attempts to harness nature's "power plant."

Some concept cars redefine what a car is and explore ideas that could completely revolutionize the way we get from point A to point B. From vehicles that drive themselves, to cars that fly and fold, 2013 provided an interesting lens into a very different future.

Nickolay Lamm is a self-identified artist and researcher, who transforms New York, Chicago, Hollywood, and Washington D.C. by converting cellular network transmissions into visual overlays on city images.

A new bus concept by designer Tad Orlowski puts a more modern spin on the idea of bus advertising, integrating large LCDs on the broad sides of the bus. The screens can display a variety of information, including paid advertising, bus information and TV coverage.

An off-grid home frees the owner from the vagaries of unscrupulous energy giants, can potentially help reduce impact on the environment, and offers a greater self-sufficiency. Join us as we shine a light on 10 of our favorites.

Benjamin Vermeulen has designed a new range of flatpack furniture that simply snaps into place using magnets, no tools required.

myLIFTER, a motorized lifting device, is controlled by an iOS device via Bluetooth 4.0 and eases the load of storing away heavy items such as bikes and kayaks.

When emergency response crews have to deal with many casualties at once, one of the first things they do is set up a triage system. It's a system that works, but the BRIDGE project is trying to make it better, with its eTriage technology.

Scientists from Cornell University have developed a gadget called the smartCARD, that allows users to easily check their own cholesterol using their iPhone. It attaches over top of the phone's camera, and has a slot in it which receives a standard test strip.

At the NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, engineers are crushing an enormous can by subjecting it to almost one million pounds of force, as part of a project to design the fuel tanks for the Space Launch System (SLS).

They say lighting is one of the most important aspects of photography, but we don't think this is what they meant! Phlite is a product which is designed turn your photography gear into stylish lighting for your home.

NASA has invented a snorkel for a spacesuit. It isn’t some bureaucratic error, but a serious piece of life-saving engineering inspired by an incident in July, when an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) almost drowned in his own helmet when water started leaking in.