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Given some biodegradable 3D printing filament and tasked with doing something creative with it, Vimal Patel built an extruder using Lego, attached it to a rather ordinary hot glue gun and ended up with a pretty funky 3D printing pen – a DIY 3Doodler if you will.

Scientists have installed an electronic backpack on giant flower beetles, allowing them to be remotely controlled while in free flight. The technology not only gave the researchers a better insight into how the insects fly, but it could also find use in areas such as search-and-rescue.

If you're on the fence between buying a "regular" (but still pretty big) smartphone and a supersized smartphone (aka phablet), then the Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy Note 4 might be on your radar. Let's compare the three phones' features and specs.

A team from Northwestern University has developed a new material capable of neutralizing nerve gases. The zirconium-based NU-1000 is not only useful not only disposing of stockpiles of such toxins, but also for use in gas masks and protective suits for soldiers and rescue workers.

Joining the sizable chunk of the wearable electronics market directed at maintaining our physical well-being is start-up Quell, which bills its device as the first over-the-counter wearable that offers relief from chronic pain.

The 2011 model BMW S1000RR saved my butt in a big way – it's only fair we give the 2015 model the chance to do the same. And on the hallowed tarmac of Philip Island, the new RR's insanely intelligent new suspension and rider assist systems made me feel like an absolute riding god.

Columbia University researchers claim to have created a world-first, full-duplex, single-frequency radio transceiver on a miniature integrated circuit. This new technology could help alleviate the increasing frequency spectrum crisis and vastly improve data transmission rates.

It looks like the days of the password are numbered. Microsoft has announced Windows Hello, a new biometric authentication system launching with Windows 10. It means you'll be able to unlock your computer with a fingerprint or a face, as you can on today's flagship smartphones.

Fresh from designing a futuristic and sustainable Paris, Vincent Callebaut has turned his imagination toward the Eternal City. The architect envisions turning a large area of land in Rome into a sustainable new residential district.

The Tickr X is a chest-worn fitness tracker from Wahoo Fitness which can be used to track a wide variety of fitness information including heart rate and motion analytics data. Gizmag recently spent a bit of time with the tracker to see whether it's worth strapping around your chest.

When Pebble announced its Kickstarter record-shattering Pebble Time smartwatch (and its Steel counterpart), one part of the announcement that was easy to miss was its smartstraps. Today Pebble is doubling down on the initiative, pledging US$1 million to fund smartstrap development.

TRON: Legacy may not have lived up to its hype when it was released in 2010, but one part of the movie that did capture people's imaginations was the redesigned light cycle. Working replicas were even produced and auctioned. Now, another replica is available for fans to bid on.