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Ants can lug around impressively heavy loads with respect to their size, but tiny new robots being developed at Stanford University are giving them a run for their money with the ability to pull up to 1,800 times their own weight.

A student team at Purdue University has created a mirror display featuring facial recognition technology that allows users to customize information streamed on the screen. The students had the idea to develop MirrorMirror by their need to be kept informed about their local bus schedule.

There isalready a way of running with your young children – you push them in front of you, in a running-style stroller. With your arms holding onto its handle, however, your form isn't exactly ideal. That's why a group of entrepreneurs has created the kidRunner. It's a kid jogger that you tow.

Roomba co-designer Helen Grainer's startup CyPhy Works, which has already built a pair of industry-oriented drones, has made its first flirt with the consumer space: a moderately priced six-rotor drone that takes flight with a swipe of the smartphone screen.

If you've ever seen a bat in flight, then you'll know how quickly and precisely they can maneuver. Scientists have now uncovered one of the key factors that allows them to do so – and it could have applications in the design of aircraft.

A London-based startup is looking to give coffee aficionados yet another level of refinement with the launch of a smartphone-controlled micro-roaster. Called Ikawa, the countertop roaster can roast green coffee beans in 3-10 minutes.

Had bioprinting been around in Vincent van Gogh's day, he would have had to do something more dramatic to express his inner torment than cutting off his ear – American startup BioBots has been demonstrating that he could have easily just 3D-printed a new one.

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.

Scientists from Switzerland's Empa research institute are developing a self-moistening heart rate-monitoring chest strap. It could be used in situations where electrocardiograms need to be recorded over a period of several days.

Earlier this year, Polaroid unveiled its pocket-sized Zip (Zink Instant Photoprinter) designed for linking to a smartphone to crank out full-color images on demand. Gizmag recently had a chance to put one through its paces as Polaroid goes back to its instant pictures roots.

The latest in a seemingly endless stream of Vision Gran Turismo concepts, the Peugeot Vision GT flashes radical styling and even more radical in-game performance.

The US Air Force's secret X-37B spaceplane seems more "sort of" secret as more is revealed about its upcoming OTV-4 mission. According to NASA, when it launches on May 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, it will carry an experiment designed to test new materials for use in future spacecraft.