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​There are already swim-tracking wearables such as watches, that track data such as the number of lengths swum. TritonWear is taking things further, however, with its just-announced Triton 2 – the device tracks 13 swimming metrics at once, transmitting data in real time for performance analysis.

If you've perused our website over the past several days, then you're doubtless aware that we attended the International Conference on Robotics and Automation last week in Montreal. It was a great event, and we're pleased to now present with you with what we think were the highlights of the show.

Curiosity has begun investigating one of the most interesting regions so far – the clay-bearing unit. After drilling two new samples last month, the rover has confirmed high amounts of clay minerals, providing further proof that ancient Mars was once much wetter.

MIT has developed an inexpensive sensor glove​ designed to enable artificial intelligence to figure out how humans identify objects by touch.

The Fiat 500 Jolly conversion is part of the Garage Italia's Icon-e project, which celebrates Italy's strong design and automotive culture​ and is dedicated to contemporizing vintage cars and turning them into custom-made electric models. ​

Though the UK's Cambridge Audio always has its ears tuned on top quality audio, as with the recently-announced Alva TT, the company is also mindful that budget music lovers appreciate good sound too. And so it is with the new AX series of a wallet-friendly hi-fi gear.

Photographer Paolo Pettigiani has been experimenting with capturing the infrared spectrum for several years, notably turning New York’s Central Park into a psychedelic wonderland. His latest work explores two fascinating contrasts: the concrete jungle of Dubai and the tropics of the Maldives.

​China has joined the US and Russia as nations with proven capability to launch rockets from sea. It was the 306th flight for the China National Space Administration’s line of Long March carrier rockets, but the first time one has taken off away from solid ground.

​How do you stop bullets using the lightest material possible? Researchers working on this problem have developed a new type of bulletproof material comparable in performance to conventional armor, but with just half the weight. ​

Camper vans usually sleep two to four. Occasionally we see a van that can sleep five or six. The latest Knaus Boxlife goes further, sleeping up to seven people on four available beds. And the van's variable, multifunctional furniture makes it an outdoor adventure powerhouse like no other.

​​London may soon become host to a swimming facility that is as weather-defying as it is death-defying, with plans underway to build the world’s first 360-degree infinity pool high up in the frosty English capital.

Space flight requires quite a lot of single-use machinery, and that gets expensive and wasteful. Now ESA has outlined its reusable Space Rider capsule, which would carry scientific equipment to the edge of space and back several times over.