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A fresh analysis of data collected by NASA's WISE telescope has cast doubt on the widely accepted unified model for the composition of black holes. The study examined 170,000 supermassive black holes, and will require scientists to present new theories on the structure of these stellar giants.

Johan Löfgren and Rüdiger Haas of Chalmers University in Sweden have developed a new way of measuring sea level that uses satnav signals for constant, real-time monitoring that promises new insights into many fields, including climate change.

The R1200-based Concept Roadster is a hard-edged streetfighter with bloody knuckles, knee sliders on its valve covers and an eye-popping rear end. Will this one make it to production like the R Ninety?

There are many smartphone stands on the market already, so getting our attention is pretty tough. The Magic Phone Stand has done just that, though, with a mount that makes your device appear as if it's floating in mid-air.

The Power Pallet works by burning available biomass, but before the fuel is fully combusted, the resulting flammable gases like hydrogen and carbon monoxide are spirited away to be used instead as fuel in a General Motors engine that acts as an electrical generator.

By now we're all quite used to seeing blended fruit juices such as banana-strawberry or apple-lime, but what about solid three-dimensional hybrid fruits that are made to order? Well, that's just what Cambridge, UK-based design company Dovetailed is promising, with its 3D fruit printer.

In the field of regenerative medicine, one area of interest involves scaffolding-like materials that a patient's cells can be "seeded" onto. Now, scientists have developed a polymer that's liquid at room temperature, but that solidifies into a scaffold when injected into the patients' bodies.

The Hondajet has passed another milestone on its way to entering commercial service as GE Honda Aero Engines has announced that it’s shipped the first pair of production HF120 jet engines developed for the HondaJet executive jet engine.

It's rare that reviewing a device takes six weeks, but then, we don't usually have to wait for nature to let us actually write up the review. Click and Grow's Smart Herb garden was released earlier this year. It aims to help users grow perfect herbs with a minimum of effort.

Rotterdam-based tech firm The Archimedes has officially introduced its Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine. The company claims that it has an energy yield that is "80 percent of the maximum that is theoretically feasible."

BMW's "sportscar of the future" is about to begin customer deliveries. The i8 is a plug-in hybrid with a short fully electric range, 112 miles per gallon hybrid efficiency and a very feisty, 357 horsepower, all wheel drive sports mode that fires it to 60 mpg in four and a half seconds.

Gizmag has covered several devices that tackle the issue of "last-mile transportation." The Movpak puts an electric skateboard-like electric vehicle into a backpack.