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Fans of The Simpsons may recall an episode in which Homer decides to become an inventor. Among his questionable creations is an electric hammer. Well, German DIY-guy Patrick Priebe recently made a real-life version of that hammer which actually works ... sort of.

A team from Microsoft Research in China envisions a system in which users just toss their phone onto a table, where it's automatically charged using a beam of light. They've already built a working prototype of the system, which is known as AutoCharge.

CUMC researcher Elizabeth Hillman has developed a new 3D microscope prototype dubbed "SCAPE", which requires no mounting of samples or other special preparation, and is capable of imaging freely moving living samples at speeds 10 to 100 times faster than current laser-scanning microscopes.

Sony isn't giving up on its original portable music brand – the company introduced a new high resolution digital Walkman at CES 2015 and Gizmag had the chance to test it out.

As a way of testing new sensors and software, University of Washington seismologists have planted seismographs to study the fanmade "earthquake" caused by American football spectators.

Six and a half years after the previous iteration, the Fraunhofer Institute has released an update to its Care-O-bot, an affordable service robot for personal and professional use, making it more agile, more modular and much more personable.

Riding a mountain bike indoors on rollers or trainers may help riders to keep fit, but it's still far less fun or interesting than riding outdoors on actual trails. Norwegian startup Activetainment hopes to close that gap a little, however, with its interactive ebove B/01 bike trainer.

Porsche's 911 and Cayenne are the company's bread and butter these days and the company rolled out new versions of each at this year's Detroit Auto Show – the 911 Targa 4 GTS and Cayenne Turbo S.

For those who like the thought of living in a compact space but don't want to get too cramped, the Custom 30 Foot House by Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses may be of interest.

Portable hydrogen-powered fuel cell chargers, such as the Horizon MiniPak, have been around for a few years now. The Upp ups the capacity offering 25 Wh and works in conjunction with an companion app that provides device info and details of locations to find new cartridges.

A germanium-tin laser created by scientists in Switzerland promises greater compatibility and efficiencies with silicon-based semiconductors and hold potential for light-based data transmission within computer chips, thereby negating copper wire connections and vastly increasing processing speeds.

Three cars moved into the top 100 most expensive cars ever sold at auction during the Scottsdale Auction week and a total of 41 cars sold for more than $1 million. This overview provides a complete analysis of the major sales, prices, images and links to all the key auction descriptions.