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Panasonic is reporting a 25.6 percent conversion efficiency for its HIT (Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin layer) solar cells, which it claims as a world record for crystalline silicon-based solar cells of a "practical size."

Although no one is saying that aircraft carriers will soon be able to fuel their jet fighters using water from the ocean, such a scenario has recently come a step closer to reality. Scientists have successfully flown a model airplane that was running purely on fuel derived from sea water.

Bentley has been talking casually about adding a hybrid for years now, occasionally dropping the green buzzword into an interview or press release. It's now moving on to showing previews. The Bentley Hybrid Concept is the first official look at Bentley's plug-in hybrid future.

The benefits to health and wellbeing of having plants and greenery around an office are well documented. A recent project by Ingameoffice is more than just a few pot plants, though. Its TYJ Office Building refurbishment uses a wall planting system in which plants can be moved around.

London-based Lix Pen has developed a 3D printing pen that's claimed the smallest in the world. The Lix pen is 0.55 in (14 mm) in diameter and 6.45 in (164 mm) long.

With the New York Auto Show just around the corner, manufacturers are beginning to leak details of some of their new offerings. BMW will be on hand next week with not one but two new models: the M4 Convertible, with its 425 hp twin-turbo engine, and the mid-range crossover in the form of the X4.

Lockheed Martin announced that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has passed a comprehensive technical review, giving the green light for Lockheed to begin building the spacecraft in anticipation of a launch in 2016.

Logitech has launched a new weapon to help gamers scroll and click their way to victory. Its G502 Proteus Core gaming mouse boasts advanced surface, weight and balance tuning and the world’s first 12,000 DPI sensor.

Last month, the US Navy cleared the Boeing Phantom Badger combat support vehicle for transport inside a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

Researchers at KAIST have developed a lightweight, flexible and high-efficiency thermoelectric generator that can harness your body heat to generate a small amount of electricity. The device could be used to extend the battery life of low-power wearable devices.

NZ-based Sealegs has begun licensing its amphibious technology, with the first "Powered by Sealegs" licensee becoming ASIS Boats, one of the world's top RHIB manufacturers. Sealegs' current system is suitable for boats up to 2.5 tonne, but it will launch a new system for 6.5 tonne boats in June.

From Dyson’s Airblade to more straight-forward designs, hand dryers are run-of-the-mill these days. Now a team of designers out of the US has turned the idea upside down to create the Body Dryer.