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For many people, the idea of green living might give the impression of needing to make big changes to their lifestyle and home. A new house in Toronto, Canada, however, shows that needn't be the case. LGA's Bedford Park House is a modern home with green design embedded throughout.

An experimental nanoparticle therapy cuts in half the time wounds take to heal compared to natural healing. It could find use in treating a variety of cuts, burns, and wounds, including more serious issues such chronic skin ulcers and surgical incisions.

Back in November we reported on Denmark-based Mads Johansen's effort to manufacture a two person caravan that can be towed by bicycle. Johansen reports that he has moved beyond the prototype stage and the Wide Path Camper is now available for pre-order.

Imagine taking a road trip from the UK to the US, via Russia. According to The Siberian Times, this might soon be possible.

Typically, tests for diseases must be done one disease at a time, and can take days to be processed through a lab. A new device developed in an EU project, however, can test for several diseases at the same time and provide results within an hour. The LabDisk is designed for use in Africa.

Being a European auto tuner is an odd thing. It takes a certain amount of chutzpa to say, "What does Mercedes know about auto design?". BRABUS has been at it longer than most, and the company just took a run at Mercedes' C–Class wagon and seems to have slathered on more of everything.

The strength of the marque was on display at Bonhams' second annual Mercedes-Benz auction in Stuttgart at the weekend. Six cars sold for more than a million dollars, the highlights being a 1931 model 770 Cabriolet D which sold for $2,516,987 and a 1938 540 K Cabriolet A which sold for $3,005,357.

NASA astronomers may have found a way to take more precise measurements of the distances between galaxies. By using it, our measurements and therefore understanding of the observable universe could be greatly refined.

Magzet is aiming to do some innovating by turning any audio jack into a magnet connector. It's a simple change, but one that promises to make plugging in audio devices easier, and a whole lot cooler.

A biohacking group in California has managed to develop eye drops that temporarily give a human being powerful night vision. The chemicals used are still very much at the experimental stage – this isn't something you'd want to try at home just yet – but the first trial has been very successful.

Volvo has long traded on its reputation for passenger safety, but it is also looking out for cyclists and pedestrians. Its newly announced Life Paint is aimed at making cyclists easier to see at night, by acting as an invisible reflective spray that glows under the glare of a car's headlights.

The California utility, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), has begun a pilot program that bids energy resources from fleets of electric vehicles and storage systems into the state’s wholesale power market.