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GKN Automotive has entered its eTwinster technology into the real world, as automakers test the torque vectoring electric drive system. The plug-in hybrid module is being showcased at the company’s Wintertest proving ground in Sweden as an all-wheel drive driveline option.

Already, scientists have used chitosan – a natural antibacterial polymer found in crustacean shells – as an ingredient in self-healing paint and coatings that keep fruit fresh longer. Now, it turns out that chitosan can also be used to create a plastic film that doubles the shelf life of foods.​

Those of you with very good memories might remember Kyocera showing off a solar-powered phone display at last year's Mobile World Congress. The company has returned in 2016 with a much-improved prototype, and says that this type of technology could start appearing in consumer phones very soon.

Some companies are now offering standing desk "converters," that sit on top of a normal desk – some of the fancier ones even let you switch between sitting and standing modes. We recently tried out just such a beast, in the form of BTOD's grandly-named The Duke.​

A new low-cost device could be used to diagnose diseases in remote regions, where limited health facilities make it difficult to deal with epidemics. The system can provide accurate diagnoses from tiny samples of blood, and has been successfully tested with Ebola.

Moodbox mightn't offer the same fully-fledged humanoid companionship as some emotionally intelligent robots, but it does bring elements of this into the home in the form of a voice-controlled omnidirectional speaker that plays tunes in response to your emotions.

NASA engineers are busy at work developing and testing the internal display and control components of the spacecraft that will one day carry crews into lunar orbit and, eventually, to Mars.

Just as it is possible to pay for products and services using apps on your smartphone, Visa is making it possible make payments using in-car apps. The firm has opened up its Visa Token Service to carmakers, meaning drivers will soon be able to pay for things like fuel from the comfort of their car.

SpaceX dramatically aborted its third attempt to launch the SES 9 mission today at literally the last second. SpaceX has not yet announced a new launch date.

A new treatment, which provides patients with a drug-releasing vaginal ring for long-term protective solution against the transmission of HIV, has proved partially effective in a new study.

If paying for something with your smartphone still seems like a strange concept, then news that you'll soon be able to do so with a selfie is likely all the more confusing. Indeed, though, MasterCard is set to roll-out both facial recognition and fingerprint payment authorization.

The "Gomos System" consists of a series of singular reinforced concrete modules (gomos) which are entirely prefabricated off-site (inside and out) and simply join together, providing a fully livable home in a matter of days.