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Gizmag dropped by the Varibike stand at Eurobike 2013 where managing director Martin Kraiss revealed a couple of upgrades to the arm- and leg-propelled bicycle that are aimed at raising its road touring credentials.

SpiderFab, a series of technologies under development by Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI), combines 3D printing and robotic assembly to build and create spaceship components and structures in orbit.

One of the most feared football-related injuries is concussion. UCLA professor, Vijay Gupta, is testing a special polymer material that when applied to the inside of football helmets, can reduce G-force impact and the possibility of concussion by 25 percent.

Set for an October release, the Nintendo 2DS will sell as a cheaper alternative to the regular 3DS. To save on costs, the new portable system drops a few key features of current handheld consoles, most notably the clamshell design and the glasses-free 3D screen.

Leatherman is extending its line of multi-tools with two new action sports models – the Grind and Jam pocket tools for the skateboarding fraternity, and the Thruster and Shooter pocket tools for the surfing crowd.

Using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, scientists have reported progress in understanding the longstanding mystery of how and where cosmic rays originate, in a development that might help us find ways to shield astronauts and electronics from cosmic radiation.

Dmitry Zhuikov, Arina Ageeva, and Krassimir Krastev of ZA Architects in Germany have come up with a concept architecture for future Mars colonies, built underground by robots before the colonists arrive.

The University of Queensland’s Scramspace project hopes to launch its unmanned scramjet vehicle from a test range in Norway early next week. We caught up with Professor Russell Boyce to talk about Scramspace, the test flight, and the future of scramjet technology.

The setting is a private house located two miles off a Californian highway, up a very narrow, misty road. There waiting in the driveway is Lamborghini’s $4 million rolling concept, the Veneno. Next to it is the rolling reality of an Aventador LP 700-4, and it's time for a test drive.

UK electronics company Binatone has unveiled the aptly named Brick mobile phone which boasts up to 3 months of standby time, 28 hours of talk time and an integrated flashlight, all wrapped up in an extremely compact form factor … for 1991.

Icelandic entrepreneurs Benedikt Skulason and Gudberg Bjornsson have created the Lauf leaf-style fork for mountain bikes. It has no moving parts, requires no maintenance, and weighs just 980 grams – a typical suspension fork weighs more in the neighborhood of 1,400 to 1,900.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new system for strengthening the connections between stacked solar cells, which could improve the overall efficiency of concentrated photovoltaic technology and reduce the cost of solar energy production.