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Johannesburg-based design studio, Architecture For A Change has recently completed the construction of an off-the-grid prefabricated unit located in Mamelodi, South-Africa. The tiny prototype is designed with the aim of raising local living conditions, while also providing affordable housing.

Normally, a spacecraft slamming into a planet’s surface at the speed of sound is considered a bad thing, but the European Space Agency (ESA) plans to do just that. Last July, the agency fired a pair of experimental surface penetrators from a rocket sled at a test facility in Wales.

Yes, it does indeed look like the freaky love-child of an Uzi and a Bowie knife, but the T3 Tactical Auto Rescue Tool is actually designed to save lives. It combines several implements that are aimed at getting accident victims out of their wrecked cars, as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Estonian design firm Architect 11 has unveiled a new prototype modular housing unit, dubbed Passion House M1, which is built to cope with colder climes. It can be assembled and fully operational in just a couple of days.

A new smartphone-based portable eye examination kit called Peek is aiming to bring hope to people suffering from eye problems who live in remote parts of the world. Besides being portable and easy to use, system makes it possible to perform complex eye tests with no need for expensive equipment.

Latitude Engineering’s Hybrid Quadrotor UAV combines the maneuverability and versatility of a quadcopter with the endurance and efficiency of a fixed-wing aircraft. It also features both electric motors and a gas engine.

The FABtotum hybrid fabrication machine combines popular technologies to to let users 3D print, 3D scan, mill and cut in one small, elegant open-source device.

A new Kickstarter campaign hopes to bring London's landmarks to the game of kings. The 3D-printed Skyline Chess set features pieces styled after iconic buildings such as Big Ben and Canary Wharf.

Kyocera Corporation has combined a piezoelectric actuator with a special resin film to produce Smart Sonic Sound – a piezo film speaker that is thinner and lighter than conventional speakers yet boasts similar audio levels.

When we first reported on the SmartCap early this year, the fatigue-monitoring system was being developed for use in the mining industry. Now, eight months after going to market, the SmartCap system is being put to the test at sea.

A team at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has succeeded in growing miniature human brains in a lab. While no one is suggesting that they could be swapped in for a patient’s existing brain, they could prove to be a boon to the field of medical research.

Volvo has previewed its latest concept ahead of a launch at the Frankfurt Motor show next month. The plug-in hybrid Concept Coupe aims to provide a window into the company's future direction with a design that hints at a hidden brutality while still retaining a sense of refinement.