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The new Xraycer all-terrain sled brings sledding to the summer. Developed by a small, passionate group, its rugged tires and tough polyethylene construction let you sled dirt and rock.

​Perhaps you sleep on a memory foam mattress. Well, in the future, a similar material could be used to create artificial body parts. Researchers at Cornell University recently used their new "elastomer foam" to build a functioning fluid pump that looks and works like a human heart.​

The wearable ski racing airbag moves closer to the mainstream. Dainese, designer of the first wearable airbag, will get its tech on the back of World Cup racers this season, and POC launches its own version, the all-new Spine VPD 2.0 Airbag Vest.

FlyKly, the firm behind the Smart Wheel we recently reviewed, has unveiled the Smart Ped. The foldable electric-assist kick bike can reach speeds of 16 mph (25 km/h) and has a maximum range of up to 30 miles (50 km) on one charge, depending on how much you kick.

A driverless bus developed by French firm Easymile is to go into operation at a business park in California and a park in Singapore. The EZ10 is operated entirely autonomously and doesn't even have a steering wheel. Easymile says it hopes to have 100-200 EZ10s in operation by 2017​.

The PowerUp FPV kit will equip your paper planes not only with motorized propellers, but also with a first-person-view video camera.​

​A new developed approach to 3D printing has produced an octopus-inspired robotic device claimed to offer an unprecedented level of agility. Engineers crafted the artificial muscle using commercially available material and say it points to a future of advanced robotic devices inspired by nature. ​

Billed as the first portable, accurate, rapid-to-use UAV counter-weapon, the DroneDefender is a rifle-like raygun device that uses a radio beam to jam drone control systems and stop them in midair.

Renzo Piano Building Workshop is turning an expansive Moscow power station into an art space. Commissioned by the V-A-C Foundation, the project will incorporate sustainable technology and is due to be completed by early 2019.

Melbourne's plentiful parklands have no shortage of shady trees under which to relax on a balmy summer evening, but the recently constructed MPavilion makes a welcome addition to city's gardens and offers a different way to wind down.

The Microsoft Surface Book is more of a laptop than a 2-in-1, but it does stay true to its Surface name with a detachable screen. Let's see how it compares to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display.

A new fully-adjustable synthetic eye lens from the University of Leeds, and made from liquid crystal, is designed to surgically replace long-sighted lenses in the human eye.