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Bird St in London has undergone something of a transformation recently, going from an underused offshoot to the "world's first Smart Street." Designed to showcase the High Street of the future, it merges pollution-busting and sustainable technology with a traffic-free shopping and dining experience.

Open wounds are something of a paradox – they need to be checked regularly, yet taking the dressing off too often just increases the risk of infection. That's why researchers have developed a new bandage that lets caregivers monitor the healing progress of wounds, from the outside.

Rolls-Royce is gearing up to unleash a new Phantom this year, and has big plans for the celebration. ​The brand will be rolling out legendary examples, including Hollywood heroes and military workhorses. Now, Rolls-Royce has revealed a Phantom II owned by Sir Malcolm Campbell will also be on show.

If you're looking for a pair of high-end headphones to match the metal link watchband keeping your Rolex on your wrist, TECA Technologies has just the thing. Inspired by Swiss watchmakers, the Luzli Roller Mk01 headphones feature an all metal headband that rolls up for travel.

I fondly remember a wasted youth cozying up to glass-topped boxes of flashing lights and steel balls flying around an angled assault course. But being a pinball wizard was very much a solo adventure. Cristiana Felgueiras has changed that with a delightfully low tech two-player pinball build.

A few years ago, we saw a tool called Bondic, which fixes things by applying a layer of liquid plastic that will only set hard when it’s exposed to an included UV light. Now the company is back with BondicEvo, a new model that reportedly improves the "liquid plastic welder."

While we've had phone-powered virtual reality headsets like Samsung's Gear VR or Google's Daydream View for several years now, no one's yet done the same for augmented reality. Enter the Mira Prism, a $99 pair of AR glasses that runs from an iPhone.

Mercedes has debuted the all-new X-Class pickup truck. The mid-size pickup combines the rugged off-road-ready attitude and bed-full of hauling space pickup trucks are known for with the premium look and feel of a true Mercedes.

When you're venturing into the wilderness, the ability to quickly boil water is convenient and, potentially, crucial for good hygiene. Although fire and a saucepan is one way to get your water bubbling away, Cauldryn offers an alternative solution, in the form of a battery-powered mug.

The dream of a flight from London to Sydney in two to four hours came a step closer to reality after the latest iteration of the HiFIRE hypersonic vehicle made another successful experimental flight​ at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia​.

Look upwards tonight and you might just see a new “star” streaking across the sky. A Russian CubeSat called Mayak (meaning "lighthouse") was successfully launched on Friday, and is set to be one of the brightest objects in the night sky.

​Many predictions examining the consequences of a nuclear strike focus on either the immediate fatalities or the radioactive aftermath. A team has taken a broader look at what effect the detonation of a nuclear weapon would be on global climate patterns and the conclusions are a little frightening.