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In the field of regenerative medicine, one area of interest involves scaffolding-like materials that a patient's cells can be "seeded" onto. Now, scientists have developed a polymer that's liquid at room temperature, but that solidifies into a scaffold when injected into the patients' bodies.

The Hondajet has passed another milestone on its way to entering commercial service as GE Honda Aero Engines has announced that it’s shipped the first pair of production HF120 jet engines developed for the HondaJet executive jet engine.

BMW's "sportscar of the future" is about to begin customer deliveries. The i8 is a plug-in hybrid with a short fully electric range, 112 miles per gallon hybrid efficiency and a very feisty, 357 horsepower, all wheel drive sports mode that fires it to 60 mpg in four and a half seconds.

Gizmag has covered several devices that tackle the issue of "last-mile transportation." The Movpak puts an electric skateboard-like electric vehicle into a backpack.

Upon first glance, the MINI Superleggera Vision features a design taking inspiration from Bentley, the Jaguar F-type, Aston Martin and various Porsche 911 iterations. The concept speedster isn’t actually designed by MINI at all, but rather by Touring Superleggera.

If heart attack victims are given cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the first 15 minutes, their chances of survival are greatly increased. The Cardio First Angel CPR coach is a simple mechanical device that guides even an untrained person in properly administering CPR.

Dialtone claims its "infinitely adjustable-tone pickup" aimed at the guitarist wanting to tailor their sound on the fly without swapping or switching is the first of its kind in the world. It promises a lot of tone control without the need for further effects boxes or software control.

One of the most fascinating aspects of the fast growing collectibles marketplace is the point where categories intersect. Movie cars are the point where automobile collecting and the entertainment industry meet.

A team at MIT is developing extra robot limbs that can help out humans with everyday tasks where an extra hand, arm, or leg might be useful. The robot can automatically determine when it is needed and how best to help.

Over the next quarter of a century, the Pentagon sees robots becoming more and more a part of military life. The US Army sees the first robots as autonomous vehicles used in the more prosaic task of delivering groceries and other supplies.

British Airways flew a group of volunteers on flight BA 189 Dreamliner from Heathrow to New York as part of an experiment to study how people react to the night-time flight across time zones. What made this particular flight unusual were the high-tech “happiness blankets” issued to the passengers.

A select number of Boston area parks will soon be host to solar-powered benches, dubbed Soofa, which will charge visitor's smartphones and monitor the environment.