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We've covered shipping container architecture here at Gizmag, but what about architecture based on the entire ship? That's what Chris Collaris has envisioned with his Black Gold project, which seeks to turn oil tankers into large architectural projects for the Southern Gulf Region.

A team of Spanish researchers has created a new device that significantly cuts down the time required to perform a skin biopsy. The new method doesn't require any specialized skills, and could open the door to faster skin cancer diagnoses.

For the cellphone user who goes through phones quickly and always needs a charge, Enlighten's Better Re lets you get some more use out of your old phone's battery, by allowing it to slot into an adjustable external battery charger for your new phone.

It's not always practical or cost-effective to have a sound system in every room of your home. If your light bulbs could play music, however, it would kill two birds with one stone. Well, Sony Japan has unveiled precisely that: an LED light bulb with a built-in Bluetooth speaker.

For less than the cost of a new USB cable you can make a Kickstarter pledge for tiny CHIP, the US$9 computer with 1 gig processing, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth from the company that brought us a GIF-capturing camera. A little more money turns CHIP into a mobile gadget with touchscreen and keyboard.

It's one thing to 3D-print a jet engine, but it's another to fuel it up and push the start button. That's the step that GE Aviation took when it recently fired up a simple jet engine made entirely of 3D-printed parts in a test stand normally used for commercial jet power plants.

The winners of a competition to revitalize two bridges in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia, have been announced. Creative concepts were sought for the the 10th Street Bridge and the Courtland Street/Ralph McGill Boulevard Bridge.

A remarkable 26 percent of the Netherlands is below sea level. A series of dikes, dams and waterworks are used to keep the country from being submerged. But what would happen if those defenses weren't there? An installation by Studio Roosegaarde aims to show just that.

When it comes to inflating bike tires on the road, there are two options: a compact hand pump, or a CO2 cartridge. DesignAir Innovations, however, has created another one. It's called RideAir, and it's refillable portable compressed air pump.

Marshall has announced the Kilburn – the latest in its range of home audio speakers. The device offers a compact, wire-free listening experience and a lengthy (claimed) battery life.

One of the members of a new generation of stylish camping trailers that also includes the Mogo Freedom and Happier Camper HC1, the Nest caravan was designed for a more luxurious road-tripping experience. It combines a sleek, infusion-molded monocoque body with a comfortable, fully featured interior.

Google released a commentary written by Chris Urmson, director of the Google Self-Driving Car program, in which he admits that the small fleet (20+) of Google autonomous cars has been involved in 11 accidents in the six years and nearly 1.7 million miles (2.7 million km) driven.