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On Friday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced that the British government had authorized the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to go ahead with the design and construction of a new state-of-the-art vessel for polar research

Researchers from Harvard University's Wyss Institute have developed a cloaked DNA nanodevice capable of evading the body's immune defenses. The design was inspired by real world viruses and could be used to diagnose cancer and better target treatments to specific areas of tissue.

Bombadier Recreational Products has revealed the all-new Sea-Doo Search and Rescue, a personal watercraft built specifically for water rescue operations. The new PWC is built with the strength and stability necessary for pulling people out of rough, deadly water.

A villa designed by Urban Office Architecture and built for an aviator in New York state uses "dis-assembled" aeronautical forms to create a dynamic space for maximum exposure to the open sky and simulate life in the clouds.

The numbers you see on each section of this helmet represent the likelihood of that section taking an impact in a crash ... and they tell a very powerful story that's guaranteed to create arguments with other riders.

The all-new DeLorme inReach Explorer combines the satellite communications functions of past inReach mobiles with a full GPS navigation feature set. A single handheld unit serves as a GPS navigator, backcountry communications device and emergency rescue beacon all rolled into one.

In an effort to demonstrate the potential of a new nano-scale manufacturing technology, as well to encourage young people’s interest in science and technology, IBM has unveiled the world’s smallest magazine cover at the USA Science and Engineering Festival.

For the first time, researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia have used cochlear implants to regenerate auditory nerves through gene therapy, a process where therapeutic DNA is inserted into cells to treat a disease.

If you're looking for a speaker to play music from your phone, you're not short of choices. There's currently a huge variety from which to choose, with which phones can connect using wires, docks, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and so on. The Favi Audio+ takes an even simpler approach.

Astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered a dim star-like “brown dwarf” about 7.2 light years from Earth that's colder than the North Pole.

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University has developed a dual-frequency ultrasound device that could help identify plaque in danger of breaking off from the artery wall, enabling a more accurate diagnosis of patients at risk of heart attack or stroke.

DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program is aimed at producing a drop-in automated flight control system designed to make the pilot's life simpler while reducing the size of flight crews.