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Adding graphene to titanium dioxide improves performance threefold and could pave the way for inexpensive titanium dioxide to replace the expensive, rare-earth metals or fire-prone carbon-based materials used in today's lithium-ion batteries.

For the first time, scientists have been able to model the complex changes in the shape of an insect's wings during flight bringing us a step closer to creating a miniature robot flyer with the manoeuvrability and energy efficiency of an insect.

Westfalia-Automative has created the PortiloBox - a towbar-mounted bicycle rack that in a matter of seconds converts into an extra boot by attaching a cleverly-designed waterproof lid.

The Pong iPhone case attracts the radiative energy up and away from the cell phone user’s head.

Sensia from Pure has features that include a large color touch screen display, DAB, FM stereo and digital radio, wireless media streaming, input from iPods/iPhones and MP3 players, and Pure Apps that let you connect with Facebook and Twitter.

The Envion Oil Generator transforms plastic waste into refined oil, ready for commercial application.

The release of a new iPhone App is sure to please graphic designers, decorators and artists who work with Pantone colors. myPANTONE is a digital app for iPhones that gives designers more flexibility when choosing and working with Pantone palettes.

The Revomaze is a cylindrical puzzler that has been individually milled from a solid block of metal and features an internal labyrinth that must be navigated to remove the metal core and solve the puzzle.

Logitech's portable lapdesk has a retractable mouse pad and is lightweight and comfortable, so you can use it anywhere you use your laptop.

Roman Abramovich's Eclipse will be the biggest (at 560ft, or 170m) and most expensive (at US$1.2 billion) yacht that the world has ever seen - but its most notable feature is a laser system that disables the cameras of snooping paparazzi.

Ford introduced its new global C-MAX range at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

The Nachteule reading light attaches to spectacles to make reading at night a much more 'enlightening' experience.