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A Swiss company has gone back to the future for inspiration for its Microlino electric vehicle. Revealed in prototype form at the Geneva Motor Show, the Microlino electrifies the Italian-designed Isetta "bubble car" made famous by BMW, which built the vehicle under license from 1955 to 1963.

Portuguese prefabricated architecture firm Mima Housing recently unveiled its latest design, the Mima Light. Featuring a mirrored base section that appears to make it float, the compact home can run off-the-grid.

University of Texas graduate Alex Levine says that his Guitar Now system will have students playing three chords in minutes, allowing players to strum along to hundreds of songs by the likes of Taylor Swift, The Beatles and the Foo Fighters in no time.

The demand for housing in cities has led to the emergence of "micro apartment" blocks, which typically offer cleverly designed compact homes at a lower cost that standard-sized apartments. It's claimed that one such development in Houston, Texas, will be the largest of its kind.

Over the past few years, 3D printers have become more versatile and accessible to the average consumer. The OLO takes portability to the next level, given that millions already own half of the required hardware. It's designed to let users create 3D prints by using the light from a smartphone screen.

Unlocking the secrets that sweat contains could come to offer all kinds of exciting ways to maintain our physical well-being. Researchers have developed a sweat-monitoring patch that records glucose in a subject and even releases diabetes drugs into the bloodstream to keep its levels in check. ​

Picking up on the symptoms and long-term effects of concussion can be tricky business. Looking to further our understanding of brain injuries and how they can be managed to avoid long-term harm, Samsung has developed an experimental brainBAND to quantify the force of impacts to the head.

The new Mercedes GLC Coupe takes a sensible family soft-roader and turns it into a high-riding, BMW X4-style couple for buyers apparently more concerned with form than function.

The Aurora Z4 continues the evolution of the home projector by building in WiFi capability, a music player, gesture control, outstanding speakers and 3D viewing. Some of these features work well, but others clearly need improving, as our tests showed.

Most of the automotive world's attention is focused on New York, but there's also another international auto show going on right now. The Bangkok Motor Show is the host of the new Chevy Colorado Xtreme, a tough, off-road-ready Colorado show truck.

Nikon’s flagship DSLR duo, the D5 and D500, will soon land in the hands of enthusiast and professional photographers. We recently got the chance to try the cameras out at the UK Photography Show 2016 to see what they can expect.

If researchers at RMIT have their way, the amount of time we spend measuring capfuls of liquid, scraping out the lint filter and refolding our duds may soon be slashed thanks to a new coating that cleans fabrics whenever they're exposed to light.