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Prolific Japanese design house Nendo has turned its design expertise to emergency supplies. Inspired by the 2011 earthquake that devastated Japan, the firm has unveiled a chic kit that contains the bare necessities to help a city-dweller in a similar emergency situation.

A new display technology can embed smartglass displays directly inside the lenses, resulting in much more streamlined look that won't attract nearly as many stares as current-generation smartglasses.

BMW has flagged its ambition to move beyond the C Evolution scooter​ and enter the top class of electric motorcycles​ with a battery powered alternate to its S 1000 RR superbike – the experimental eRR.

After announcing Genesis as the name of its new luxury line last week, Hyundai has given a sneak peak at the design of the car that will top the range. The G90, or EQ900 in Korea, is a large sedan that shares more than a few design elements with the Vision G Concept Coupe that debuted in August.

A new Nexus phone used to be something to get excited about; the new Nexus 5X isn't that exciting, but still worth a long look.

A synthetic biologist from NASA plans to make CRISPR-based genetic engineering as accessible as a home science kit, so you can bio-hack yeast and bacteria on your kitchen bench.​

Rather than spending a large amount of time and money for custom-fit earphones, a startup running a Kickstarter campaign is offering a quicker, cheaper and simpler way. Users just pop squishy gel tips into each ear, push a button on an app and a minute later they've got some snug fit earphones.

The European safety organization Euro NCAP has announced the introduction of a new test to ascertain the effectiveness of pedestrian detection and autonomous braking and collision avoidance systems from different auto manufacturers.

Following an architectural competition, Italy's Stefano Boeri has been given the nod to design a "vertical forest" for Lausanne, Switzerland. The novel tower will be dominated by greenery and boast some sustainable technology, including solar power and rainwater collection.

A new study conducted by Baylor College of Medicine in the US has provided the first evidence that medicines aren't negatively affected by spending time in space. The research looked at samples returned from the ISS, and represents the first step in a new avenue of study.

For most people, opening a drawer in their kitchen to find it writhing with creepy crawlies would be the stuff of nightmares. For the team at Livin Farms, however, it means dinner. The outfit has created a kitchen-top hive in which users can breed mealworms for eating.

On June 28, SpaceX suffered a major setback when its unmanned CRS-7 mission exploded shortly after liftoff. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has laid out the preliminary findings of the post-flight investigation which indicate the cause may have been a faulty strut.