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A former Nazi anti-aircraft flak bunker dating back to World War II has been transformed into an "Energy Bunker" which contains a green power plant that provides the local community with heating and electricity.

There's an old camping trick, for people who don't want to bother getting a lantern: just stick a flashlight up against the bottom of a plastic pop bottle, turn the flashlight on, then bask in the bottle's glow. Now you can do the same sort of thing with wine bottles, using suckUK's bottlelight.

GE has adapted its medical X-ray systems to work in the crushing pressures of the deep oceans, as part of a remote-controlled submersible rig for examining pipelines in place.

Regular cochlear implants incorporate external components that get in the way and are visually unappealing. Now, however, fully internal implants may be coming.

Here's one you might not have heard before ... Whaddaya get when cross a hovercraft, an airboat and a pontoon boat? An ATASD, or Amphibious Trimaran with Aerostatic Discharge! OK, it's not that funny, but the vehicle itself can go virtually anywhere, and should soon be heading into production.

Designer Peter Trimble has demonstrated a radical method of manufacture that addresses energy production and raw material shortage issues. Dupe is a portable machine that uses a mixture of sand, bacteria and urine to create a material called biostone.

In a perfect example of beating swords into plowshares, a team of a team of scientists at the LLNL's National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California reached a milestone in the quest for practical fusion power using a process designed for the development and testing of nuclear weapons.

A new study has cast light on the extent of an ant's strength and the mechanics responsible for it. Research conducted by a team from The Ohio State University suggests that the insect can lift 5,000 times its own body weight, with its neck bearing most of the load.

Orbotix, maker of the Sphero smartphone-controlled balls, has outed its next robot toy, the Sphero 2B. Capable of driving at speeds of 10 mph, the tubular robot will feature interchangeable parts and support multiplayer games.

Last week, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced the launch of its Ghost V-Specification; a limited series of Ghost and Ghost Extended Wheelbase that takes the more, relatively speaking, affordable Rolls-Royce and stirs in a bit more power and styling.

The Gemini Observatory has developed an advanced planet imaging instrument called the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) and captured its first light, signifying a breakthrough in our ability to image and analyze planets in solar systems outside our own.

Already one of the most intriguing combinations of sunglasses and camera technology available, Pivothead glasses just got a little SMARTer. The Pivothead SMART debuted at CES 2014, combining 1080p filming with a new suite of wearable technologies.