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MIT scientists have developed software capable of analyzing existing satellite imagery to identify structures, significantly speeding up the process of deciding where to apportion aid in rural areas in the developing world. The system will be tested against existing methods on a project in India.

The ability to view video from a quadcopter's camera is certainly a handy feature, but let's be honest – a lot of people think, "Wouldn't be great if I could use this to shoot at stuff?". Well, cyberpunk weapons tinkerer Patrick Priebe has adapted a drone so it can do just that – using a laser.

Given the premier nature of Switzerland's watchmaking industry, the level of excitement, glitz and glamour that surrounds Baselworld should come as no surprise. Once again, Gizmag joined the thousands of trade, press and public attendees in search of the latest and greatest in wrist-worn fashion.

The Timeburner is a novelty timepiece designed as a tribute to early combustion engines. It features a piston-driven representation of time, and comes in an industrial-looking, distinctive case. Gizmag took a look at the timepiece at Baselworld 2015.

A team of astronomers from MIT have detected signs of a possible ring system around the minor planet Chiron. First discovered in 1977, Chiron belongs to a class of minor planets known as centaurs.

While there certainly are drivers who knowingly exceed the speed limit, many others aren't even aware that they're doing so. Given that using cruise control isn't all that practical when driving around town, Ford has instead introduced the Intelligent Speed Limiter.

Good news if you're hooked on chocolate. A new technique for making chocolate results in it being both healthier and more flavorful. Cacao beans left in their pods for a week before fermentation were found to produce chocolate with higher levels of antioxidants as well as a better taste.

Ever since HTC rebooted its smartphone lineup with 2013's One M7, the company has been making some of the best smartphones money can buy. But with an improving field of competitors, is the company's third "One" good enough? Join Gizmag, as we review the new HTC One M9.

Your next HP laptop will have premium audio powered by Bang & Olufsen rather than Beats, after the electronics giant drew its existing partnership to a close. The end to the HP/Beats deal, in place since 2009, was widely predicted after Apple purchased the music company for US$3 billion last May.

In various types of manufacturing, parts are picked and placed using graspers or suction cups. The former can damage fragile items, however, while the latter won't work in vacuums. That's why scientists have developed a new material that utilizes the same principle as gecko feet.

Researchers from the University of California at Irvine are developed a stick-on covering that could let soldiers hide from infrared light. It utilizes the same protein that's found in squids' color-changing skin.

Designers from the Yamaha Corporation and the Yamaha Motor Co have changed places for a special project called Ah A May (that's Yamaha backwards). Let's have a look at the part of the project where folks from the motorcycle design house were let loose on a pair of percussion instruments.