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The original Honda NSX won the hearts of the world's motoring press by wrapping a sweet chassis and Ferrari-aping performance up in a reliable package. Honda has now given a more detailed look at the complex powertrain under the skin of its high-tech flagship.

Even within a cargo bike segment of new and unusual designs, the Boxer Rocket stands out with bold, stylish looks. Inspired by both fictional and real-life aircraft from decades way past, the new bicycle carries passengers in an aluminum-skinned "rocket."

A team of engineering students at Rice University is developing a haptic glove that allows gamers to touch and grip virtual objects as though they are real. The work is being sponsored by gaming technology company Virtuix, and is envisioned for use in combination with other VR technologies.

Many flying car designs are under development, but they've all been hung up on the compromises between plane and car. Carplane hopes to square the circle with a twin-fuselage roadable monoplane that made its first public appearance at the recent AERO show in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Italian furniture company Campeggi showcased some of its new and innovative designs during this year's Salone del Mobile and Gizmag was lucky enough to get a closer look. The company is well known for creating energetic designs that can be transformed and used for different purposes.

BAE Systems has announced that it's taken an active damping suspension designed for F1 cars and adapted it for Sweden's Combat Vehicle 90 (CV90). Billed as a world's first for a tracked vehicle, the upgrade is claimed to improve battlefield speed and handling.

When the unmanned X-37B mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral AFB on May 20, it will be carrying a Hall thruster as part of an experiment to improve the design for use on Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications spacecraft.

A new technique developed by MIT researchers is able to use high-speed video footage to detect tiny vibrations in structures, that may be indicative of damage or instability. The technique may be useful in monitoring the safety of bridges and buildings.

When Samsung announced the Galaxy S6, it also showed us a new version of the Gear VR virtual reality headset that will play nicely with the GS6 and GS6 edge. At the time, no pricing or release info was announced, but now Samsung has filled us in.

Although we've seen a few off-road skateboards with built-in suspension, aftermarket suspension systems for more traditional boards are few and far between. The designers at California-based Avenue Trucks, however, are out to change that.

In case you haven't heard, a smartwatch from a little fruit company in California started shipping today. Gizmag has an Apple Watch in house, along with some early thoughts.

A new campus renewable energy system at Stanford University, known as SESI, uses a first-of-its-kind heat recovery system, while drawing a substantial percentage of its electricity from solar. Greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by 68 percent and fossil fuel use cut by 65 percent.