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When the first Orion astronauts stare back at Earth, they'll be looking through windows made mostly of plastic that are lighter, less expensive, and more structurally sound than previous designs, and is more suited to long-duration missions.

The Smart Fortwo might be one of the smaller cars on the road, but fill it to the brim with audio equipment and it can still be one of the loudest. Working with JBL, Smart has kitted out a one-of-a-kind "Forgigs" concept. It has ear-splitting maximum outputs of 5,720 W and 150 dB.

Finalists have been announced in the New London Architecture New Ideas for Housing competition. The contest, run by the city's built environment think-tank, sought ideas to solve London's housing crisis. Proposals included shared housing, communities on the Thames and suburb megacities.

In a quest to develop more lifelike robotic parts, scientists at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have employed a novel thermal training technique to give robotic finger a natural look and feel.

If you wanted an automobile to drive over sand, dirt and rock, as well as pavement, you'd probably start and end your search at 4WD models. So why shouldn't the same apply to your scooter selection? The eGroov scooter fits that bill with an all-wheel electric drive to keep you rolling forward.

John Lennon's Gibson J-160E guitar sold for $2.41 million at Julien's Auctions in California last Saturday, becoming the second most valuable guitar ever sold. It's the guitar Lennon used with Paul McCartney in writing and recording "She Loves You," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," and "All My Loving."

The lower section of the Flux doubleneck guitar is held to the upper body with strong magnets. It can be pulled away from the main guitar to create two independently-playable instruments, then snapped back together to become a doubleneck again.

​London-based artist and designer, Daniel Durnin has created a nomadic floating shelter that can also be towed by a bicycle. With the tiny wooden shelter, Durnin hopes to bring life back to urban waterways by creating a new way to camp on water.​

Guitarists use a capo to raise the pitch of an instrument but still play familiar chord shapes and fingerings. But what if you don't want all the strings to change pitch or want a different starting point for each string? That's where Fretlocks come in.

What kicked off Jupiters swirling storm known as the Great Red Spot remains one gigantic puzzle to scientists, but new ultra high-definition images snapped by the Hubble Telescope might have just offered a couple of small pieces to it.

The Canon PowerShot G5 X and G9 X are two new capable compact cameras with large 1-inch-type sensors and versatile lenses. While the G5 X adds a high-resolution EVF to the G-series, the G9 X offers a smaller and more lightweight option.

Most so-called portable air conditioners stretch the definition of "portable," but the Evapolar isn't one of them. In a form factor about the same size and weight as a small toaster, the unit packs an evaporative cooling system​ to cool, humidify and purify the air.