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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA have unveiled the world's most precise timekeeper. The strontium lattice clock sets new standards for precision and stability, only gaining or losing one second about every five billion years.

Serious car collectors never needed an excuse to add a Shelby Cobra to their garage, but Shelby has provided some extra incentive by celebrating the 50th anniversary of its FIA Cobra small block race car with the limited-edition Shelby Cobra 289 FIA.

Even today's best rechargeable lithium batteries do lose their ability to hold a charge after a while, and are considered toxic waste once discarded. In just a few years, however, they may be replaced by batteries that are refillable and biodegradable ... and they'll run on sugar.

A scientific team in China fortuitously recorded the first optical spectrum of an example of ball lightning. The ball lightning, which was accompanied by a cloud to ground lightning strike, appears to have consisted at least partially of vaporized soil from the location of the strike.

Some sit up on stilts, some float on water and some can be delivered by flat-bed truck. Made from shipping containers, bamboo, plastic and timber. Here are 10 houses that are lightweight, low-impact, small and efficient.

The Minimod (or Minimal Modular) prototype home by MAPA Architects has been designed with flexibility in mind and sports a modular interior layout that includes four living spaces.

Pinhole cameras are a great for demonstrating the fundamentals of photography. The Original Pin, a flat-pack 35 mm pinhole camera, combines these educational benefits with a durable and practical product.

For those who want to get away from the digital and have the money to do so, Breva Genève launched its Génie 02 Terre all-mechanical altimeter watch this week at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, Switzerland.

The skin on turkeys' heads changes color with their mood. Scientists have now copied the process by which those color changes occur, and used it to create a biosensor that could be used to detect airborne toxins.

Some people sure like their Keurig coffee brewers, although for every cup of java that's made, another coffee mix-containing "K-Cup" is used and disposed of. Ekobrew's Stainless Steel Elite K-Cup, however, can be refilled with ground coffee and used over and over.

Nixie tubes have experienced something of a resurgence in popularity in recent times, as the charm of combining new and old technologies continues to draw in retro-minded designers. With his Smart Nixie Tube, the traditional gas-filled display tubes get a modern technological makeover.

Google's ban on explicit content for its Google Glass hasn't been enough to deter a team of London-based developers, which aims to give wearers a view of their lovemaking from all angles through a Sex with Glass app.