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Victorinox has introduced a new version of its highly versatile Champ Swiss Army Knife that packs many of the typical tools, but is equipped with a blade made from Damascus steel, giving it an air of sophistication and elite performance.

NASA is planning to send a rotorcraft to Saturn's moon Titan, one of the most intriguing places in the solar system. Now the science goals and objectives for the Dragonfly mission have been outlined, with the search for life high on the list.

A retractable hard-top is standard fare, but how about a retractable body shell? That's what Audi explores with the new Skysphere concept, an e-roadster that transitions between autonomous touring and hard-nosed sports driving by adjusting in length.

Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has unveiled the CyberDog, its first commercial quadruped robot – and its design inspired by out four-legged friends might be one that keen watchers of the space are familiar with.

Material scientists in China experimenting with carbon in its many forms have conjured up a form of glass so hard that it can scratch the surface of a diamond, while also having the ability to act as semiconductor.

Unless it's electric, a scooter is usually propelled by kicking one foot against the ground. That's not the case with the Drezina, though, which is moved along by rocking its curved skateboard-like deck up and down.

Lockheed Martin is looking to give diminutive CubeSats a pretty big job – regularly updating existing satellite constellations in orbit. LINUSS is a new CubeSat family designed to demonstrate technologies to perform such tasks.

When a patient receives an organ transplant, they have to take drugs in order to keep their immune system from rejecting the organ. Such medication may one day no longer be necessary, however, thanks to a new blood vessel coating.

Ferrari plans to sell scale replicas of the fabled 1950s 250 Testa Rossa supercar, all built to exacting standards with hand-beaten aluminum bodywork, a sophisticated electric drivetrain, suspension modeled on the original ... and a $US109,000 price tag.

Data from the United States’ first CRISPR clinical trial indicates the treatment is safe and effective two years after initial dosing. Targeting a pair of rare blood diseases, the therapy has so far been 100 percent effective in all 22 patients treated.

While the inspection of railway tracks is an important task, such inspections have to be performed when no trains are nearby. The new rail-riding Staaker BG-300 Railway Drone offers an alternative, as it just flies off the tracks as trains approach.

Recharging the battery of a bike helmet with built-in lights can (conceivably) be awkward, as the whole helmet has to be placed near an outlet. A new model gets around that problem, though, with a removable tail light module.