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In this 10-minute video, Eric Giler powers a TV and charges three different mobile phones using wireless electricity transmission at 2009's TEDGlobal. Wireless power seems to be very close to becoming a commercial reality.

Researchers at New York University (NYU) are looking to improve on resistance and capacitance touch screens with a new type of touch-sensitive pad that responds precisely to pressure and can detect multiple inputs at once.

Reversible Acid Gas Capture is an energy efficient, cost effective, water-saving process in which acid gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide found in power plant emissions can be trapped in a reusable organic liquid.

Peanut allergies are very common - roughly one in every 200 children will suffer from a reaction, and peanuts are the leading cause of food-related deaths. So it's good to hear that researchers may have discovered a cure for peanut allergies.

The unlikely star of the Caravan Salon Dusseldorf, which opened yesterday, was Romanian auto manufacturer Renault Dacia which exhibited an ingenious motorhome for 3-4 people with an anticipated price tag of EUR15,000 when it goes on sale in 2010.

This pocket bubble level cube mounts on your camera hot shoe and helps you align your photos.

SanDisk has introduced a pre-loaded competitor for the iPod. Including a stylish player and 1000 Billboard chart songs loaded onto an SD flash card for just USD$99.99, slotRadio is great value but allows almost no choice.

Design innovation Rocking chair converts to arm chair in seconds

St Jude Medical has released a new, wireless pacemaker that allows a cardiac specialist to monitor a patient's heart via the Internet.

Samsung has unveiled two compact digital cameras that feature dual LCD screens – one on the back and one on the front – to make taking self-portraits and profile picture shots easier.

The stem glass tray is a clever item for waiters that makes carrying up to eight wine glasses so much easier. It’s basically a tray with little holes in which you place the wine glass stems and a ninth hole for your thumb.

A team of researchers from Goodyear and NASA has created a resilient airless tire for future missions to the moon and beyond.