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The Urban Mole concept from Phillip Hermes

Robotics

Robotic Moles deliver goods through the sewers

The Urban Mole concept from designer Phillip Hermes proposes to turn city sewerage systems into a system for transporting goods via robotic ‘Moles’.

Drawers that open remotely or with the brush of a hand

Around The Home

The remote-controlled kitchen arrives

Anvil Motion has created a kitchen where, by choosing say, the ‘baking’ scene on a touch panel remote control, the cupboard doors slide vertically to reveal the oven, the utensils, the ingredients and the recipe books … all in unison.

P-8A Poseidon formally unveiled (Boeing photo by Jim Anderson)

Aircraft

P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane officially unveiled

The U.S. Navy's new long-range maritime surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft has been officially unveiled at the Boeing facility in Renton, Washington.

Capable of speeds of 39 nautical miles per hour, the Austal 102 will provide smooth sailing in even the heaviest seas

Marine

Is this the world’s best ship design? The Austal 102 trimaran

In an exclusive interview, Austal's head of R&D talks about their revolutionary trimaran design, why the US Navy chose it and what makes their new model even better.

Automotive

Mazda MX-5 Superlight without a windscreen

In order to commemorate two decades of the best-selling two-seat sports car in the world, Mazda has released a special edition in Japan, but the prospect of something even more special looms at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show...

Graphene consists of carbon atoms only one atomic layer thick, with the unique characteristic that its electrons behave as if they have zero mass

Science

Researchers take first steps towards strain-based graphene engineering

Researchers have found a way to control ripples in graphene sheets, making graphene-based chips one step closer to reality.

Automotive

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Intelligent (E)state-of-the-art

The fifth generation of the Mercedes Benz E-Class Estate will become available early next year with its nine airbags, adaptive damping, self-levelling rear suspension, adaptive highbeam, drowsiness detection and powered tailgate.

Photography

Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D camera shoots stills and movies – no glasses required

The Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 camera shoots 3D photos and movies that you can view without special glasses.

Studio FRST's 16943 multi-aspect ratio TV concept

Home Entertainment

Studio FRST multiple aspect ratio TV concept

Studio FRST’s 16943 TV design concept features a large screen with a corner cut out to maximize the viewable area for both 4:3 and 16: format content.

Looking down on the massive Jin Mao tower from the world's tallest hotel - the Park Hyatt Shanghai

Architecture

The world's highest hotel... but not for long!

The Park Hyatt, Shanghai, is the world's highest hotel. See that nice pagoda-shaped building you're looking down on out the window? That's the Jin Mao Tower, about 40 metres taller than the Empire State Building.

An electric vehicle is nothing without a catchy name - meet MIT EVT's elEVen

Automotive

MIT tackles challenge of electric car that recharges in ten minutes flat

The Electric Vehicle Team at MIT are attempting to build an electric car that behaves like a regular sedan - 0-60 in nine seconds, top speed of 100mph and that 'refuels' in ten minutes flat.

The heart of the PedalPower+ system, the V4 charging unit mounted on the handlebars

Bicycles

PedalPower+ charges cyclists' phones, GPS, iPods

A new bicycle dynamo system with in-built intelligence can help recharge the modern cyclists’ arsenal of battery-powered devices they rely on for communications, navigation and entertainment - on the fly.

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