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About 2 years ago, Paul Vo revealed a prototype string sustainer called the Wand that used similar tech to his Vo-96 Acoustic Synth. Named the Wond for its Kickstarter launch, it subsequently shipped to almost 500 musicians. Vo has now announced that he's ready to work on its successor, the Wond II.

To counter blood clots, surgeons administer blood thinning drugs throughout a procedure, but knowing when to do so is difficult. By shining light through the patient’s blood, researchers have developed a new system that gives surgeons real-time feedback and alerts them at the first sign of a clot.

The new Heated Mid-Layer Pants from Norway's Heat Experience go lower than the average heated garment, packaging climate control a little differently. The zip-away shorts slide easily over base layer pants and heat up your legs to keep you warm in cold weather.

With new regulations prescribing bigger wings, wider tires and more power from hybrid-turbocharged V6 engines, the 2017 Formula 1 season is shaping up to be the best in years. Let's take a walk along the grid and check out the new competitors.

Following up on its impressive build-your-own ride-on kits, Infento offers high-performance sledding kits for kids of all ages. Its Big Snow Kit brings seven different styles of sled in one, giving children many different ways of blasting down a snowy hill.

Rare breeds of chickens could soon come from entirely different types of hens. The University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute ​used gene editing techniques to create surrogate hens that grow up to produce eggs with all the genetic information of different breeds.

All modern cities feature small vacant plots considered unsuitable to build on, but the SkinnyScar house proves that even a free space of just 3.7 m (12 ft) wide can be put to good use. The ultra-svelte home is a masterclass of interior design in a tight space.

Minimally invasive surgery often sees large, expensive robots acting as a surgeon's hands inside the patient's body.​ A new cheaper “needle driver” is designed to precisely mimic the motions of a surgeon’s wrist and translate it to a tiny flexible claw, with no electronic or computerized parts.

Australian scientists believe they have found the answer to how blind termites avoid predatory ants – an ability to hear micro-vibrations produced by the their footprints. The trait might offer valuable lessons for counter-espionage and pest control. ​

Earlier this month, bad weather in Spain caused a vegetable shortage crisis in the UK, leading some supermarkets to ration the number of certain greens that customers could buy. Could creating a new line of broccoli for all seasons help avert another climate-induced veggie crisis?

Seeing the all-new Moar e-bike for the first time is knowing that it isn't your average pedelec. The bike includes fat tires, a 750W electric drive and a battery compartment that shoots off the back of the seat post to double as a cargo rack. This e-bike just packs "moar" than average.

When Google announced Android Wear 2.0​ last May, we knew standalone/cellular-connected watches were going to be a major focus. For the last couple weeks, we've been testing the first of the bunch: the 4G LTE-ready LG Watch Sport. Is this hulk of a smartwatch worth buying?