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A little over a year ago, Pavegen's kinetic energy-harvesting tiles were installed at a soccer pitch in Rio. The movement of players across the tiles is used to generate electricity and power the pitch's floodlights. Now, a second such pitch has been created in Lagos, Nigeria.

A new probabilistic artificial intelligence algorithm is displaying the remarkable ability to learn complex visual concepts in a single shot and manipulate them in ways that are indistinguishable from humans.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy causes the victim's muscles to shrink throughout their lifetime, often to the point that the arms and legs can't be used at all. That's why the A-Gear project is designing two arm-worn exoskeletons, intended to help Duchenne patients retain the use of their arms.

NASA has released a composite image of the star cluster Trumpler 14, compiled from data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope from 2005 - 2006. The cluster is located 8,000 light-years from Earth in the Carina nebula.

A research team from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been working to create a more delicate solution for handling objects on the seabed, designing, building and testing a soft gripper solution.

A viewing pod ten times the size of those on the London Eye has been completed for what is claimed will be the world's tallest moving observation attraction. The Brighton i360 is a 162-m (531-ft) tower with a single pod that will accommodate 200 people.

There are already plenty of apps that let people estimate how many calories are in the foods they're eating, but they have limitations. That's where NutriRay3D comes in. It's a smartphone device/app combo, that uses lasers to ascertain how many calories are sitting on the plate.

BulletSafe is becoming a bigger player in the casual bulletproof clothing market.​ In December 2014, it launched a Kickstarter for what it calls the "world's first bulletproof baseball cap." Just over a year later, it's turning its attention to a bulletproof T-shirt.

Aerospace 3D printing went Mach 5 this week, with Orbital ATK announcing that it has successfully tested a printed hypersonic engine combustor at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia.

In an advance that could have ramifications for everything from electric vehicles to space exploration, researchers have built an all-climate lithium battery that warms itself up to battle the winter chill. ​

Startup Addibots is looking to help cut the man hours required to maintain our cities, wheeling out a roving 3D printing robot it imagines will scoot around town mending dodgy road surfaces.

The introduction of Rand Boats' Picnic and Picnic Sport motorboats now offers an electric-powered alternative to traditional gas-powered boats. Able to seat up to 10 people, both models can sail for up to 16 hours at a maximum speed of 13 km/h (8 mph) depending on the choice of motors and batteries.