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While a small-scale version of the newest Star Wars droid – BB-8 – was one of the hottest toys over the holiday season, more ambitious fans now have another option, with creator Ed's Junk making his plans for building a full-scale replica freely available.

A few weeks ago, we looked at one of the cooler uses of a Mercedes Sprinter chassis in the Hymer Van S. As it happens, Mercedes has some pretty cool ideas of its own. Billed as the "ultimate work machine," the Sprinter Extreme Concept packs serious hauling capabilities and a bright neon paint job.

Scientists have found that the charged particles in graphene behave like a relativistic fluid, meaning graphene-based chips could now be used to model black holes and supernovas or build highly efficient devices that turn heat into electricity.

​While there are various ways of stowing a compact tire pump within a bicycle, a full-size model is almost always going to make the pumping easier. That's why Alexander Haager created the AirSupply pump, which doubles as a seatpost.​

​Suspension has long been a dirty word among road-racing cyclists, but if carbon fiber wizard and cycling visionary Craig Calfee nails his latest prediction, it won't be long before every rider in the Tour de France is enjoying the comfort, performance and traction benefits of a suspended rear end.

Just two days ago, we told you about the Alpina B7 Biturbo. You'd think it occupies a niche market, but already it's got some company from BMW's M team in the form of the new M760Li xDrive, a long wheelbase luxury sedan with a twin-turbo V12 under the hood.

Researchers at University College London have created a new record for the fastest ever data transfer rate for digital information, at an incredible 1.125 terabits per second.

Fabulous Beasts is an interesting take on the social tabletop game. The idea is to stack oddly-shaped animals and objects up in a teetering tower, while a tablet app visualises them in the virtual world, letting them interact and cross-breed with one another to produce ever more "fabulous beasts."

Peugeot is using the upcoming Geneva International Auto Show to offer the world its vision of what a highly-connected business shuttle could look like in the not-too-distant future.

Ex-boat builder and carpenter Jeff Hobbs from New Zealand-based studio Room to Move was recently commissioned to build a special bespoke tiny house for local resident Briar Hale. The 23.95 sq m (257.8 sq ft) house was built using structural insulated panels (SIPs) made from plywood and foam.

Moshe Safdie's residential complex in Bishan, Singapore, is inspired by ancient hillside developments and the architect's own Habitat 67 complex in Montreal, Canada. The Sky Habitat is formed of two gradated, matrix-like towers joined together by suspended sky-gardens.

The latest in our series of VR developer interviews zeros in on High Voltage Software, makers of Oculus Rift exclusive Damaged Core. How do you move the first-person shooter into VR without making people puke? That's the problem Eric Nofsinger and company were tasked with.