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Students at Boston University are developing an inexpensive suborbital rocket for educational purposes that uses new engine designs to create a cheaper, reusable suborbital rocket that's easier on the payload.

Panasonic recently unveiled a new technology to purify water using sunlight and photocalysts. The system purifies polluted water at a high reaction rate, to improve access to clean water where it is needed.

In December 2011, this Toyota Tacoma set the World Record for the fastest overland journey to the South Pole, covering 1,114 km (692 miles) in 39 hours and 54 minutes. The vehicle cost US$400,000 and many human lifetimes of experience to build and is to be sold at auction with no reserve.

A process developed some 15 years ago by researchers at the University of Cambridge to recover the metals contained in the increasingly-popular plastic-aluminum laminate (PAL) packaging, is now being demonstrated in a full commercial-scale plant.

The RoundFlash Ring and Dish are a collapsible lighting system that works with your DSLR and external flash to create a big, round light which can produce distinctive shadowless images. Join us as we go hands-on to see what difference they can make to your photos.

Scientists have found what they claim is the oldest Earth-sized planet in the Milky Way, hinting at the possibility of ancient life elsewhere in our galaxy. The star KOI-3158 is estimated to be 11.2 billion years old – our own sun and solar system is believed to be less than 5 billion years old.

In October, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. California unveiled a new and improved version of its RoboSimian robot. Called Surrogate, it has many advantages over its predecessor, but it's RoboSimian that is going to next year's DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.

BioLite is expanding its line of off-grid gadgets with the recently-unveiled NanoGrid, a combined lighting and power storage system that helps keep your camp illuminated and charges your USB-powered devices, too.

There aren't many cars that you can say will be an instant collectible before they're off the showroom floor, but this is one of them. Shelby is to create 50 anniversary models of the iconic roadster in either fiberglass for US$120,000, or aluminum (pictured) for US$180,000 (drivetrain not included)

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover landed on Mars in 2004 and its 90-day mission has now lasted almost 11 years. Unfortunately, its age is beginning to show with the unmanned robotic explorer beginning to display signs of memory loss.

Stumpy the box turtle had been short of a limb since the amputation of her injured front leg. But a group of fifth graders have put its school's 3D printer to use and produced a custom-made prosthetic inspired by a classroom chair, saving Stumpy from life with a lopsided hobble.

2014 saw smartphones get bigger and faster, with sharper screens and better cameras (like every other year). But we did see some significant changes this year. Join Gizmag for a look back at the mobile and wearable stories of the year.