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The kitchen and the laboratory have come together at Harvard's Wyss Institute, where researchers have developed a method that allows a biocompatible bioplastic derived from the chitin shells of crustaceans and insects to be used to patch up wounds or hold implanted medical devices in place.

Scientists have come up with a cold plasma technology to zap cooking odors at the source, which means you'll be able to eat at your favorite soul food joint without smelling like it.

Here's our selection of the best drones available now for less than US$250, that offer a little something more than just the sheer thrill of flying.​​

​To say that the world has changed since 1984 is an understatement, but it's hard to visualize. Now Google has released Timelapse, cramming 32 years of human progress/destruction into 10 second bites. From exploding cities to vanishing glaciers, let’s take a quick tour around the globe.

​Although some smartwatches claim to be health-focused, a team based in the United Kingdom has set out to one-up them with the Cronovo​. Capable of tracking stress levels, metabolism and heart rate, the company says its watch is the world's smallest EKG. ​

Bonhams annual History of Science and Technology sale is a regular feature on the auction calendar and this year it will be held on December 7 with another treasure trove of significant artifacts of humanity's scientific heritage.

Escape has followed up its Vista and Vista Go with a new model based on the same basic design. Dubbed Vista Sport, it's the firm's smallest and most affordable towable dwelling to date.

MIT and NASA researchers are developing a new type of "morphing" wing that, rather than using conventional flaps, changes its shape. Made up of overlapping strips that could be assembled by small robots, resulting aircraft would be simpler to build, use less fuel, and boast improved agility.

It sounds like something more suited to an android than a human being: Tuning our central processing center (that would be our brain) by using pulses of light or sound to get rid of distress. But that's exactly what researchers at the University of Manchester (UM) have done.

One trait that's gone largely ignored by the A-list smartphone makers is Hi-Fi audio. LG’s end-of-year flagship, the V20, can not only deliver truly remarkable headphone sound; it also stands as a well-rounded smartphone powerhouse.

​A recent study suggested that the number of unique species on Earth is 1 trillion. Granted, the vast majority of those are microbes, but still, Digital Life's goal to make 3D scans of every kind of living animal is very ambitious.

Ford threw the last-mile transport conundrum over to its employees in the Last Mile Mobility Challenge, which returned over 600 potential solutions. Among the finalists is the Carr-E, which slots into a car's spare wheel well.