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It's no secret that Star Wars is full of scenes that defy the laws of physics. From space battles inspired by WW I and II dogfights to beams of light clashing in lightsaber duels. Researchers in Poland have now created a film to show what a laser bolt would actually look like.

On October 27, 1994, the first banner advert appeared, planting the commercial seed which has grown into a global phenomena. The tenth birthday in 2004 didn't make news, but this time it's cause to celebrate.

Drivers on a road in the Netherlands are now being guided by glow-in-the-dark road markings. The N329 in Oss is being used to pilot the concept, which is part of the Smart Highway project by Heijmans and Studio Roosegaarde. Glowing Lines is aimed at increasing visibility and safety.

High-profile French designer and architect Philippe Starck has joined forces with Slovenian prefabricated specialists Riko to produce the P.A.T.H. range of prefab homes. There's various shapes and sizes to choose from, and plenty of optional sustainable technology too.

The very same building blocks that make us have been successfully programmed to form 32 differently-shaped crystal structures with precisely-defined depth and a variety of sophisticated 3D nanoscale attributes, thereby laying further foundations for the use of DNA to revolutionize nanotechnology.

McLaren has continued the drip-feed of info about its upcoming P1 GTR. The company is aiming for the racing version of its P1 supercar to be the world's greatest track car and it has some suitably mind-boggling specs. Now, a stripped down interior and F1-based steering wheel have also been revealed.

Despite many efforts to make the hoverboard a reality in the more than two decades since Marty McFly zipped around in Back to the Future Part II, we're still waiting. Does the new Hendo Board signal that the wait may finally be over?

Three years ago, we first heard about the Mute electric concept car. A project followed, in which a consortium of over a dozen companies set about designing a Mute-based city car known as the Visio.M. That car is now complete, and is being revealed to the public for the first time this week.

After a photo leak in the lead-up to November's EICMA motorcycle show, MV Agusta has released photos and full details on the very tasty Brutale 800 RR and the even more delectable Dragster 800 RR.

Backpacks are certainly a convenient way of schlepping your stuff around, but they do have at least one shortcoming – you have to take them off to get at what's in them. The wolffepack, though, features a tethered detachable cargo section that can be swung around in front of the wearer as needed.

Dyson, a company best known for its line of high-end vacuum cleaners, has just announced a new humidifier that's designed to kill bacteria in the air using what it calls "Ultraviolet Cleanse" technology.

You hear plenty of stories about what a stand-up guy Keanu Reeves is when the cameras aren't rolling – and now it makes sense. Turns out he's a madly passionate motorcyclist, which in my books makes him a superior human being.