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MIT's "supernumerary robotic fingers" extend from either side of the user's dominant hand, and are attached to a device that's worn around the wrist. The idea behind them is that (among other things) they could allow users to perform tasks that usually require two hands, using only one.

The LeapTV from LeapFrog is an educational gaming system for children which uses Wii-like motion controllers and a Kinect-esque motion-sensing camera to put children into the game.

A group of British artists have conceptualized a giant solar harvesting floating duck as part of the 2014 Land Art Generator Initiative Copenhagen design competition. Energy Duck has been designed to generate clean electricity for the local residents of Copenhagen.

Generating renewable electricity at home or in commercial buildings is becoming increasingly viable. WindStream Technologies has installed what it says is the world's largest wind-solar hybrid array on an office roof in Kingston, Jamaica. The array is expected to generate over 106,000 kWh annually.

Drawing inspiration from the social issues plaguing much of the Brazil's 2014 World Cup, a pair of French architects have developed a proposal to re-invent the stadiums as complexes for low-cost housing that could provide affordable living for 20,000 Brazilian people.

A project at EPFL's Mobile Communications Laboratory is looking to take advantage of the fact that people are rarely without their mobile phones by developing a drone that would help rescuers search for victims of natural disasters by locating their phones.

Vertical farming and building with shipping containers have been touted as solutions to dwindling space in cities and costly construction, respectively. A new concept wants to combine the two as a means of re-localizing food production. The Hive-Inn is a modular and adaptable city farm design.

The Audio Engineer's Hoodie is a new item of clothing designed specifically for audio engineers. It features a range of design choices made for its target audience, most notably acoustically transparent panels allowing sound to travel through the hoodie from your headphones to your ears.

During the recent Orbcomm OG2 launch, SpaceX attempted its second powered landing during a commercial mission, but this time you don’t have to take the company’s word for it. SpaceX has released the video for the public to see – give or take a few ice crystals.

The Virtualizer is a virtual reality rig that features an omni-directional treadmill, which is nothing new, but in addition to letting gamers walk and run, the device also lets them rotate, jump, crouch, kneel and even sit down, with these motions matched in game by your virtual self.

Flashlights, lanterns, headlamps, tent lights … there are a lot of different ways to light up a campsite. Colorado-based outdoor specialist Big Agnes adds one more: the tent. Specifically, its mtnGLO tent range.

With the number of UAV concepts competing for a narrow market share, you really need a unique selling point if you want to get your project off the ground. In the case of the developers of the Cargo Unmanned Air System, their point of difference is to claim a massive lift capacity.