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A team of international researchers has developed artificial crystals with unique optical properties that could lead to advances in quantum computing and telecommunications. Their inspiration? The glorious green wings of the Callophyrs Rubi butterfly.

Lots of big tech companies are working on smartwatches. In fact, two big ones, Samsung's Galaxy Gear and Sony's Smartwatch 2, will be here before we know it. So what better time to take a closer look at the watch that helped to start this fire? Join Gizmag, as we review the Pebble smartwatch.

McLaren’s P1 has already proven itself in Arctic exercises, but more recently it was the job of California, Nevada and Arizona to gang up on the supercar as part of an extreme heat testing scenario.

Although smartphone cameras are getting better and better, the one place many of them still lack is the flash. Nova is designed to fix that. It's a portable flash that wirelessly syncs with an iPhone, and it's small enough to carry in a wallet.

Lenovo has announced a new All-in-One PC called the Flex 20 at IFA 2013. Part of the company's multi-mode offerings, the computer's hinge folds neatly within the housing for use on a table top, or can be adjusted between 15 and 70 degrees, or fully upright, for desktop PC mode.

eTiger's Cosmic Led is a hybrid unit that is both a speaker and a light bulb. All it takes is plugging it into lamps as well as ceiling roses. The 7.6 Led offers a luminosity that equals or beats a 60W light bulb. Cosmic Led uses Bluetooth wireless standard.

CubeSats are certainly in the process of revolutionizing the satellite industry, although they're hampered by the limitations of their small onboard antennas. That may be about to change, though, as MIT is developing larger, inflatable antennas for use in the tiny spacecraft.

All of the two-wheeled machines that have held the motorcycle land speed record over the past few decades have one thing in common – they don't look like motorcycles. The latest speed machine to step up to the plate is no exception: the 1000-hp Castrol Rocket.

Whether it’s dried-on mud or a thick coating of desert dust, mountain bikes can get pretty dirty ... and that's where the QBike automated bike-washing station comes in.

Can a sock reassure you of a baby's well-being? Perhaps it can, if it's the Owlet. Created by Owlet baby care, this sensor-lined sock monitors a baby's vital signs through its foot, and transmits the data to a smartphone app via Bluetooth. Parents can check on their baby's health at a glance.

Volkswagen has whipped the covers off its e-up! and e-Golf electric automobiles. The automaker claims that the e-up sets a new efficiency standard, and the e-Golf isn't far behind. VW also used the event to unveil its new flagship Golf, the latest Golf R, as well as its Golf Sportsvan concept.

Nikon has announced two new updates to its line-up of Coolpix cameras. The P7800, which introduces an electronic viewfinder to the enthusiast-focused P7000 series, and the S02, which brings an improved resolution and Full HD video recording to Nikon's line of itty-bitty point-and-shoots.