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BMW has invested some US$75.5 million building the ultimate test drive center in Incheon, near Seoul, South Korea. Customers can stretch the legs of BMW's range of performance cars and motorcycles on a 2.6-kilometer (1.6 mile) closed circuit racetrack, an off road course and a skidpan.

Airbus has announced the launch of the A330-800neo and the A330-900neo, which Airbus says use the new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine to make them the most cost-efficient wide-body aircraft on the market with 14 percent better fuel consumption per passenger seat compared to today's A330.

The results are finally in for this year's European Solar Decathlon competition. Gizmag was in Paris over the weekend to take a closer look at the prototype sustainable houses.

Scientists in the UK have developed created a prototype device that features pixels just 30 x 30 nanometers in size. The development could lead to extremely high-resolution displays that put the pixel densities found in current displays to shame.

Chromville is an educational app for kids, which sees their real-world colorings brought to life via augmented reality and used in digital story-based mini-games.

Misfit and Beddit have joined forces to offer a more advance sleep monitor solution. Called the Misfit Beddit Sleep System, it is an ultra-thin sensor that the user places between the sheets and mattress. Data captured is sent via Bluetooth to a mobile device to be analyzed by the Misfit app.

When Dr. Thomas Povey was on a mountaineering trip, he became acutely aware of how much fuel was required to boil water using his conventional cookware. This inspired him to develop a new type of cooking pan, that would make better use of available heat. The result is the "finned" Flare Pan.

Divers already have the option of replacing their two regular swim fins with one dolphin fluke-like rubber monofin, although aerospace engineer Ron Smith claims that his invention is much more effective. Known as the DOL-Fin, it incorporates a wide rigid hydrofoil-type fin.

Two automotive minds have joined forces to form the latest British specialty automotive brand. Afzal Kahn and Ant Anstead have each made some interesting contributions to the automotive world, and together they plan to recreate some of the iconic vehicles of UK history.

Looking to add a touch of Gran Turismo or Forza to your daily commute? Jaguar Land Rover is developing a Virtual Windscreen concept that aims to do just that with a slew of driver assistance technologies designed to keep your eyes on the road.

With the number of people going carry-on only, finding space in the overhead compartments can be a hassle. Boeing's new Space Bins overcome this problem, with each storing two more bags than the current bins.

FingerReader is a 3D-printed device that is worn as a ring on the index finger and uses a built-in camera and haptic actuators to read aloud as the user traces the printed words. The researchers say the ring could also be used to pronounce words in other languages and teach children how to read.