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Move over, fingerprints and iris scans, because a new form of biometric identification may soon be joining you – body odor. According to Spanish scientists, peoples' unique BO signatures remain steady enough over time to allow for an ID accuracy rate of approximately 85 percent.

An electronic tongue developed by researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona can accurately distinguish between various beer varieties with a success rate of almost 82 percent.

Uncontrolled hemorrhage (bleeding out) is responsible for 80 percent of combat deaths – people die because we can't plug a simple hole. Now RevMedX, a small Oregon startup, has developed an alternative approach to treat such potentially survivable injuries.

Hasselblad has revealed its latest camera, the Hasselblad HV, a full frame 24.3-megapixel "elite" DSLR. Following on from the Lunar and the Stellar, the US$11,500 HV is another re-worked Sony, with the A99 this time getting the luxury makeover.

Putting a block-shaped handlebar bag on your bike doesn't do wonders for its aerodynamics. That's why the Speed Up Bag was created. Not only is it sleeker than a regular bag, but a bicycle equipped with one is claimed to produce less wind drag than one with no bag at all.

With dwindling non-renewable fuel sources creating an enormous energy challenge, the search is on to develop sustainable, renewable types of energy. Promisingly, new findings suggest that small organisms found in wastewater treatment lagoons could be used as biofuel feedstock.

Microsoft's Kinect sensor has provided the basis for a system now monitoring the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, local news outlet Hankooki reports.

Russian cosmonauts have installed two British-made cameras on the Russian segment of the ISS. The new cameras will provide a near live view of Earth from space to anyone with an internet connection.

A new smartphone app and add-on hardware component could provide an alternative to costly avalanche tranceivers that is not only cheaper than dedicated devices, but also provides additional functionality.

A New York-based company wants to print the insoles in your shoes to reduce foot pain and improve posture. Sols Systems has raised US$1.75 million of seed financing from Lux Capita to bring its custom orthotics to market.

If you're in the middle of nowhere without a signal, your smartphone won't do you much good. Many people already use satellite phones when they're in far-off places, but a new device from Iridium takes a satellite signal and turns it into a hotspot for your existing devices.

Swiss tech outfit Dizmo is raising funds to make collaboration a more tactile and versatile experience. Dizmo is an interface that lets users work together across different devices in the same digital space.