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The chemical tree got a bit of a shake this week with scientists at IBM announcing the discovery of the first new class of polymer materials in decades. The new plastics have properties that could potentially have a huge impact in manufacturing, transportation, aerospace, and micro electronics.

HTC's One (M8) handset might be the current king of the Android crop, but its not all the company has to offer. Taking design cures from the larger device, the HTC One mini 2 packs some solid specs into a smaller case. Read on as Gizmag compares HTC’s top two Android handsets for 2014.

Scientists have created implantable transistors that can grip nerves, blood vessels and tissues, changing shape within the body, while still maintaining their electronic properties.

Lunar exploration may be an exciting adventure in the conquest of space, but what if you get thirsty? Pocari Sweat is a Japanese sports drink that’s popular in Asia and the Middle East, and as part of its marketing strategy it plans to deliver a can of its product to the lunar surface next year.

On its way to rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the ESA's Rosetta mission has captured the first images of its target's developing coma – the "halo" made primarily out of ice and dust that gives the comet its fuzzy appearance.

Lockheed Martin has expanded its small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) family with the introduction of the Vector Hawk. Coming in a number of variants, Lockheed says the aircraft is suitable for a wide variety of different missions thanks to its ability to be rapidly reconfigured in the field.

At Gizmag, we often review brand spankin' new devices that sit on the cutting edge of technology. Other products we review are little more than incremental updates. And then there's the 2014 MacBook Air, a device that gives new meaning to the word "incremental."

HTC has announced the successor to last year's One Mini smartphone - the One Mini 2. The device, which doesn't make use of its big brother's 'M8' moniker, features mid-range specs including a 720p display and quad-core processor.

With its odd headlight treatments and strange design elements, Nissan’s stylistically contentious Juke is one of those "love it or hate it" vehicles. While the new Juke benefits from some design enhancements and technological revisions, the new X-Trail receives a complete ground up redesign.

Sea-Eye is a unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that's capable of patrolling the oceans even when it capsizes. Developed by Malaysian researchers the battery-powered USV features a design that enables it to work just as well upside down as right way up.

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a way to use an ingredient in Silly Putty to improve lithium-ion battery life between charges by three times the industry standard.

The Nikon 1 S2 is a new entry-level mirrorless camera. Designed as a step up from a compact or smartphone, it boasts a 14.2 megapixel CX-format sensor, a speedy 135-point AF system, and can shoot at up to 20 fps with continuous autofocus.