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A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a fluorescent sensor which, when mixed with a drink containing GHB, changes color within 30 seconds, potentially alerting people soon after their drink has been tampered with.

We already know that the new HTC One (M8) isn't a radical departure from last year's HTC One (M7). But are there enough new goodies there to justify the upgrade? Let's compare the features and specs of the two flagships, and see if we can point you in the right direction.

Park Passive House is Seattle's first certified Passive House, and boasts excellent design along with lots of sustainable technology. It uses up to 80 percent less overall energy, when compared to an average home built in accordance with today's building code standards.

Last year Samsung launched a couple of solid tablets that were aimed squarely at the iPad mini. But this year we finally have one that can make a case for itself as the best small-sized tablet around. Join Gizmag, as we review Samsung's first premium mini-tablet, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4.

When someone has chronic venous insufficiency, it means that because of faulty valves in their leg veins, blood isn't able to be pumped back to their heart. Dr. Narine Sarvazyan has created a possible solution, however – a "mini heart" that's wrapped around the vein, to help push the blood through.

SpaceX’s Dragon CRS-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has once again been delayed. This time the delay is due to the failure of a tracking radar, which meant that the launch could not meet the minimum public safety requirements.

In a fusing of the 21st and the 18th centuries, Christophe Claret takes a page out of the golden age of automata and turns "he loves me, he love me not" into a miniature automaton version that fits into a lady’s wristwatch.

Hospital-acquired infections are a major health threat, and have prompted the development of preventative measures incorporating things like blue light and selenium nanoparticles. One of the latest such developments is a light-activated antimicrobial surface coating made from silicone, dye and gold.

The Earth and Moon are, we’re reliably informed, three-dimensional, so why should the Moon-phase dial on your upmarket wristwatch be flat? Swiss watchmaker Vicenterra's Luna volume 1 addresses this, showing the Earth and Moon as rotating three-dimensional spheres as part of its set of complications.

In his article predicting the future, Isaac Asimov wrote, "By 2014, electroluminescent panels will be in common use." Lighting panels are indeed used to make ceilings and walls glow as he guessed. The Philips OneSpace is the latest such example of Asimov's projections coming to fruition.

Everyone loves seeing a world record broken, especially when it involves exceedingly fast things. Nic Case recently set out to break his own world record for fastest R/C car, and he succeeded, pushing his Bullet car to a whopping 188.87 mph (304 km/h).

Designed to give sportsmen and outdoor explorers a motor-powered means of reaching more distant waters, the MOKAI ES-Kape is an innovative boat with an integrated jet drive system. It breaks into three pieces that nest inside each other, allowing it to fit inside an SUV.