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Home security devices like the Canary, Sentri and Angee provide useful two-way audio and video links to a room in your home. That's great unless the elephant is in another room. The SensorSphere has similar functionality, but can roll around your home and can be controlled remotely.

TU/e researcher Hao Gao as developed a tiny transmitting temperature sensor that is powered by radio waves, eliminating the need for wires or batteries. Instead, it picks up radio waves from a special router, converts them into electricity, and uses it to transmit readings.

Derby was born with a congenital deformity, but last year received a 3D-printed prostheses that enabled him to run for the first time. Well, his carers have now crafted an upgraded set of custom prostheses allowing him to walk proudly with a straight back and even sit like a healthy dog.

LG is a big believer in the connected home, and at CES next week it will showcase a new device targeted at those of a similar faith. Its SmartThinQ Hub is designed as a communication center for a home's smart appliances, while serving as a speaker and notification system at the same time. ​

Before the calendar keels over into 2016, let's take a wander through some of the year's most significant, salutary and attention-grabbing examples of science and technology.

When the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens on January 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada, BMW will be showcasing a Vision Car featuring a new gesture-controlled interface called AirTouch – no touchscreen or control knob required.​

Choosing a handful of tasty tone-tastic highlights from the last 12 months has been tough, really tough. But after much ruminating, we've managed to stealthily avoid picking from a hat and have come up with a select bunch of monstrous melody-making favorites.

cientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have taken the wraps off a creepy new humanoid named Nadine with her own personality, designed to play the role of social companion or personal assistant in homes and offices. ​​

We generally picture lasers as being encased within hard housings, much like most other electronics. Thanks to new research, however, we could soon see sensors or other devices that incorporate stretchable laser-emitting rubber.

Having a touchscreen on your PC could certainly be handy at times, and that's where Neonode's AirBar comes in. It's a slim module that magnetically attaches below the screen of an existing PC, instantly providing it with touch functionality.

While myFC's PowerTrekk fuel cell/battery is a handy device for off-grid device-charging, it's not exactly the type of thing that you'd just slip into a purse or pocket. The company’s new JAQ, however, is exactly that. It's being billed as the world's smallest fuel cell charger.​

​Although they aren't as common as flying drones, we are seeing an increasing number of wall-climbing robots. What isn't so common, however, are devices like the VertiGo, which both drives on the ground and climbs up walls.