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An experimental nanoparticle therapy cuts in half the time wounds take to heal compared to natural healing. It could find use in treating a variety of cuts, burns, and wounds, including more serious issues such chronic skin ulcers and surgical incisions.

Back in November we reported on Denmark-based Mads Johansen's effort to manufacture a two person caravan that can be towed by bicycle. Johansen reports that he has moved beyond the prototype stage and the Wide Path Camper is now available for pre-order.

Launched today, the Periscope live video app can turn anybody with an iPhone into a citizen journalist, whether they be streaming the scene of an disaster-zone or coming at you live from the breakfast table.

Not content with vacuums and fans, Dyson is expanding into the realm of air purification with its Pure Cool purifier fan, which was unveiled today. Building on the company's Air Multiplier technology, it's designed to filter ultrafine particles, which are a major component of air pollution.

Apple's new MacBook is lighter than the Air, with a Retina Display to match the Pro. But does the MacBook Air still have some advantages? Let's compare their features and specs.

In hot, dry areas of the world, collecting enough rainwater to grow crops can be difficult. Another potential source of water for collection, however, can be dew. Roots Up has designed a greenhouse to collect dew in Gondar, Ethiopia, as part of a scheme to help local farmers with low-tech solutions.

As a taste of things to come at next month's Hannover Messe trade show in Germany, Festo has revealed three new biomimetic creations: a small colony of ants, a gripper modeled on a chameleon's tongue and some fine flyers in the shape of some big blue butterflies.

Gizmag straps on the Garmin Vivosmart fitness tracker band to see whether an activity tracker with smartwatch aspirations is a smart idea. We put the band through its paces at logging our exercise and delivering emails to our wrist.

Volvo has long traded on its reputation for passenger safety, but it is also looking out for cyclists and pedestrians. Its newly announced Life Paint is aimed at making cyclists easier to see at night, by acting as an invisible reflective spray that glows under the glare of a car's headlights.

A new restaurant due to open in the US is claimed to be the largest in the country to be built using shipping containers. The Smoky Park Supper Club in Asheville, North Carolina, is constructed from 19 containers and was built by shipping container construction firm SG Blocks.

The mechanical metronome has long been a vital tool for musicians, but it's limited. Berlin-based startup Soundbrenner's answer is the Pulse wearable metronome, which keeps the beat by vibration or light and can be programmed for multiple players.

Californian architecture firm Morphosis (headed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Thom Mayne), recently released plans for a skyscraper in Vals, Switzerland that would be the tallest building in Europe. So why is it based in a sleepy Alpine village?