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Marlboro & Kane from London has a thing for shrinking tools down to the smallest size possible while still making them functional. The company's latest mini marvel lets you have a pen – and a bit more functionality – always at hand.

NASA's Artemis mission will (hopefully) take astronauts to the Moon in 2024 … and when those people get there, they'll need to go to the bathroom. With that in mind, the space agency is now looking to the public for ideas for "moon toilets."

NASA wants help designing a vital element of a rover that could one day explore Earth’s hellish twin, Venus. The component would allow the rover to safely explore the surface, and must be capable of enduring a brutal alien environment.

​Lately it seems like everyone has been discovering new exoplanets. With a citizen science project called Exoplanet Explorers anyone can comb through Kepler Space Telescope data to identify exoplanets – and within just two days, the crowdsourced effort found a system with four super-Earths.

BloomSky is back on Kickstarter to raise funds for its latest, complete weather camera system. The Storm and Sky2 devices are designed to collect and broadcast comprehensive weather ​data to users and followers in real-time​.

In order to offer developing nations some form of earthquake protection, a consortium of US research institutes has devised the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System. It uses regular peoples' smartphones to detect earthquakes and send warnings.

A combined research effort between MIT and Northwestern University has led to the development of a new tool designed to help people cope with depression. Focusing on a technique known as cognitive reappraisal, the application allows members to both receive help from others, and offer it themselves.

Apple recently unveiled an open-source software framework to enable medical researchers to develop apps for studies. From now on, anyone with an iPhone can take part in research. While the use of apps to collect personal raises ethical issues, the research community is welcoming the move.

Elon Musk's Hyperloop is making actual progress, with a startup company, Hyperloop Technologies, raising $8.5 million and another $80 projected for later this year. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has 170 crowdsourced employees, while Musk himself has pledged to build a test track in Texas.

For coffee enthusiasts, preparing a brew can be as important as what beans are being used. Gizmag has covered lots of coffee makers over the years, but how the beans are ground also makes a difference. The Handground coffee grinder promises a consistent and precision grind for a better flavor.

A new crowdsourcing initiative is calling upon the public to help catalog the ever increasing library of stunning images snapped of our planet, and more importantly its cities, at night from the International Space Station (ISS).

Local Motors recently ran a design challenge for an exploratory sports car. The challenge asked participants to focus on aesthetics, performance, affordability and the connection between driver and machine. Over 200 submission were received and the winning design was announced last week.