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NASA is sending fresh veggies to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday as it launches its Vegetable Production System (Veggie) aboard the SpaceX Dragon CRS-3 mission.

Toyota has announced the development of two hyper-fuel-efficient small-displacement petrol Atkinson cycle engines: a three-cylinder 1.0-liter and four-cylinder 1.3-liter which will be introduced across the range from next year. The smaller engine will deliver 78 mpg (US) in the Toyota Aygo.

Samsung's new fitness tracker, the Gear Fit, is easily the most eye-catching wearable the company has released. But it isn't the only one. Samsung also just launched a new pair of updates to the Galaxy Gear, dubbed the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo. Join Gizmag, as we review the Gear 2 smartwatch.

Climbing gyms don't usually look anything like real mountains, but a German company has a plan to construct Berlin-area climbing "mountains" out of an artificial rock material that looks and feels more authentic.

Researchers have developed a new technique that brings self-healing capabilities to fiber-reinforced composite materials, like those used in airplanes and automobiles. The system relies on 3D vascular networks that release healing agents when ruptured.

Mercedes has released two images of the interior of its upcoming AMG GT. The high performance car is due for release towards the end of 2014. The company promises that the new GT will boast "the finest materials and outstanding workmanship," and describes the interior as having a modern luxury feel.

During surgery, patients' blood is often "spilt." Such blood can be returned to the body, so long as it has been properly processed to ensure that it is not tainted. The Brightwave Hemosep autotransfusion machine can do this – and its prototyping costs have been cut by 96 percent via 3D printing.

In 2007, we first heard about the planned Natalia supercar. Designed by Palm Springs-based DiMora Motorcar, it's envisioned as the world’s most technologically advanced auto. DiMora is still working on that lofty goal, but in the meantime it's just released the 1930s-inspired Vicci 6.2 Convertible.

Before you get too excited, it's not that Bugatti. Nonetheless, the Bugatti appliance company's transparent Noun toaster does sport some quite remarkable features, including the ability to very precisely cook foods other than toast – and at a price of a thousand bucks, you'd expect it to.

Dassault Aviation announced that last month it came a step closer to making science fiction reality when it conducted a formation flight of the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with a Rafale fighter and a Falcon 7X business jet.

Panasonic has developed the world's first ISO13482-compliant service robot. The Resyone, a robotic bed that transforms into an electric wheelchair, eliminates the dangerous task of lifting bedridden patients into and out of bed.

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US have confirmed a 7.68 oz (217.78 g) piece of gold is in fact a singular crystal. The specimen was discovered in Venezuela decades earlier, but it is only by using an advanced probing instrument can experts now verify its authenticity.