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​So-called "underwater scooters" have become a big thing on crowdfunding platforms, with recent examples including the Trident, WhiteShark MIX and AquaJet H2. One of the latest, the LeFeet S1, features a clever modular design.

The analog resurgence continues as Kodak has finally announced its revived Ektachrome 35mm film is ready for shipping worldwide. Additional 16mm and Super 8 film stock is set to follow with the company successfully tapping in to the renewed interest in classic film over omnipresent digital.

The Scottsdale Auction Week provides the lens through which the remainder of each automobile auction year is viewed​. Here's our take on the market, plus a cross section of the most interesting cars offered last week in Scottsdale.

The world’s most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), is about to get far more powerful. The first of 37 “cryomodules” has arrived at Stanford University’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, which will boost the speed and power of the facility.

Researchers have developed a new technique to make metamaterials with nanoscale structures that can be tuned with strange optical properties. Using DNA-modified gold nanoparticles, the team could change the material's color, opening the door for new sensors or cloaking devices.

The short list of nominees for the Frame interior design awards have been revealed highlighting an assortment of spectacular designs including a nightclub in China that looks like a scene from the movie Tron, and a restaurant in Japan that features a dining room inside a cave.

Before the tiny house movement was a thing, Japan had already taken downsizing to the extreme with its capsule hotels. Tokyo-based firm Schemata Architects recently completed the renovation of an aging capsule hotel, which involved the addition of a sauna imported from Finland.

​Bikram yoga is performed in a room that's heated to around 40 ºC (104 ºF). While it has a number of claimed health benefits, a new study suggests that when it comes to vascular health, it might just as well be done at room temperature.

A parasite is an organism that attaches itself to a host, often leeching food and nutrients at the expense of its host. Parasitic architecture emulates that relationship with structures sitting on top of, underneath, or alongside existing structures, relying on its host for support and resources.

NASA sees folding wings as a key aeronautical technology for the aircraft of tomorrow and to make it practical, the space agency is looking to a cutting edge, lightweight memory alloy that allows an aircraft's wing and control surfaces to change their shape in flight without heavy hydraulic systems.

​SpecNext started shipping its updated ZX Spectrum board to Kickstarter backers in December. Rather than having to connect his Next to a TV, Dan Birch opted to design a rather fantastic-looking Spectrum laptop that rocks its own screen, chiclet keyboard and stereo speakers.​

The auction rounds at Scottsdale, Paris, Amelia Island and Monterey are more than just automotive auction venues; they are the most logical outlets for collectible toys for big boys and their offspring.​ These are the top 20 children's toys to sell at Scottsdale during the January auction cluster.