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The University of Sheffield has revealed the “world’s first air-cleansing poem” – a combination of a new work by award-winning writer Simon Armitage and a chemical formula developed at Sheffield by Professor Tony Ryan.

The chemical tree got a bit of a shake this week with scientists at IBM announcing the discovery of the first new class of polymer materials in decades. The new plastics have properties that could potentially have a huge impact in manufacturing, transportation, aerospace, and micro electronics.

HTC's One (M8) handset might be the current king of the Android crop, but its not all the company has to offer. Taking design cures from the larger device, the HTC One mini 2 packs some solid specs into a smaller case. Read on as Gizmag compares HTC’s top two Android handsets for 2014.

Physicists working at the Blackett Physics Laboratory in Imperial College London have designed an experiment to validate one of the most tantalizing hypotheses in quantum electrodynamics: the theory that matter could be created using nothing more than pure light.

Videostream for Google Chromecast is an app for Google Chrome that allows you to stream video files to your Chromecast to play on your HDTV. The big draw here is that it supports virtually any video or audio file type you have – whether it's on your PC, NAS, or server.

Taiwan is looking to build a new ferry terminal to accommodate an increasing passenger volume at the Port of Kinmen. After fielding proposals from around the globe, it was the mountain-inspired design of Junya Ishigami that the panel deemed would best define the port in the 21st century.

Nissan has announced that four of its GT Academy gaming graduates will compete in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race. These include the first "virtual-to-real" race driver Lucas Ordoñez and Mark Shulzhitsky, who has recently worked with Onroak Automotive on the new Ligier JS P2 he'll be driving.

At Gizmag, we often review brand spankin' new devices that sit on the cutting edge of technology. Other products we review are little more than incremental updates. And then there's the 2014 MacBook Air, a device that gives new meaning to the word "incremental."

Touch Bionics has unveiled the latest enhancements to its i-limb Ultra Revolution at OTWorld 2014 International Congress. Users can now set and assign different grips for different objects and configure the prosthetic hand via Android apps.

HTC has announced the successor to last year's One Mini smartphone - the One Mini 2. The device, which doesn't make use of its big brother's 'M8' moniker, features mid-range specs including a 720p display and quad-core processor.

If you're wondering which two Android phones are the best, then look no further. Samsung and HTC have made two terrific 2014 flagships that are both worth a look for your next smartphone purchase. Join Gizmag for a hands-on comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8).

Injection molding is the widely preferred method for shaping plastic medical components, but now a new type of machine promises to slash energy and materials costs. Ultrasion's Sonorous 1G uses ultrasound to produce highly targeted and efficient heating to melt its plastic base material.