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The kitchen knife is getting a makeover with a new design featuring a circular grip for improved ergonomics and versatility. Called Bolo, the designers tweaked the traditional knife design to change the movement of the blade and the way the user interacts with it.

Ford is following the lead of other carmakers, like Toyota and GM, and introducing noise cancelling technology into its cars. The Active Noise Control system monitors noise and uses sound waves to block it out. It is inspired by noise cancelling headphones that minimize background noise.

SpaceX has completed design testing of its SuperDraco engines, which, as a key element of the Crew Dragon's launch abort system (LAS), would be responsible for carrying a crew of astronauts out of harms way in the event of a launch failure.

​The much-anticipated video game Fallout 4 was released earlier this week, and German cyber-weapons builder Patrick Priebe hasn't missed a beat. He's already created an AER 9 pulse laser rifle, which he tells us "will blast the paint off your car, and tiny holes into metal."​

To combat the lower-frequency, directed anti-stealth radar-targeting systems being developed, researchers have developed a thin electronic material that may help hide aircraft from missile-targeting radar.

As access to clean water continues to be an issue throughout the developing world, there's an increased demand for easier ways to turn contaminated and salty water into something you can drink. Researchers at MIT may have found a solution using a method they are calling shock electrodialysis.

Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing of a new high-compression engine. Installed in an H120 demonstrator aircraft with a lightweight V8 piston engine that burns kerosene fuel.

Online used car dealership Carvana wanted to encourage buyers to come in and pick up their cars instead of having them delivered, so it built a five story-high vending machine for cars. Complete with big fake coin tokens.

Czech tractor company Zetor has hit the Agritechnica fair in Hannover with a pimpin' concept that looks more Concorso D'Eleganza than field d'asparaguza, thanks to the help of Italian design house Pininfarina.

Looking more like a high-tech fighter than a light plane designed for private use, the Valkyrie from Cobalt aircraft boasts a canard front wing, sleek aerodynamic shape and a turbocharged 350 hp (260 kW) engine that propels it to speeds of up to 260 knots (482 km/h, 300 mph).

With tiny 660cc engines that qualify them for cheap tax and insurance, the Kei-car platform doesn’t seem like a natural place to start when designing a sports car. That didn't deter Honda from creating a mid-engine, rear-drive sports car to fit the strict yellow-plate rules.

Over the years, numerous tinkerers and companies have tried to transfer the fun of bicycling to the snow. The latest such design, the Snogo ski bike uses an articulated steering system and front suspension to connect the rider to the powder or hard pack below.