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If you don't like the idea of applying conventional insect repellant to your skin, but you still don't want to get bitten, there could be new hope on the horizon. According to a study conducted in Hungary, you may be able to ward off bugs simply by painting white stripes on your body.

Using infrared imaging technology a team at the British Museum has uncovered tattoos on two ancient Egyptian mummies, revealing the oldest ever discovered examples of figurative tattoos, which date back to Egypt's Predynastic period between 3351 and 3017 BCE.

​​Groundbreaking DNA research has shone new light on the early origins of Britain's early settlers, reconstructing in unprecedented detail the face of Cheddar Man, the nation's oldest near-complete skeleton, revealing that he had much darker features than was previously assumed.

​The biggest week on the gaming calendar is almost here – the E3 expo. New Atlas runs through the games we know, expect or hope will make an appearance this year, from the likes of Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Bethesda.

OhRoma is the latest attempt to integrate smells into entertainment and like many new innovations, it's coming from the porn industry. The device is basically a fancy gas mask that can pair with a user's smartphone to trigger the release of specific odor canisters.

There are times when a 98 percent success rate is acceptable, but in the world of condoms that last two percent is worth striving for. Lelo, a notable purveyor of sex toys, wants to make (adult) playtime safer and more fun with a new, hexagon heavy condom design.

The Emperador cigar chest from Imperiali Genève is a high-tech container that holds two dozen bespoke cigars and clocks in at a cool one million Swiss francs (US$1,048,000) – making this both one of the most expensive and technologically advanced cigar boxes in history.

When a vein or artery gets seriously blocked, a common course of action involves replacing it with part of another blood vessel harvested from elsewhere in the patient's body. Scientists have now developed an alternative – polymer fabric vessels that transform into biological ones, once implanted.

There are a growing number of e-cigs with temperature control functionality, allowing a fool-proof way to avoid either the overheating of Propylene Glycol (PG) and Glycerine (VG), or a "dry puff", where the wick becomes too dry to produce vapor, and simply burns instead.

The hand is one of the crowning evolutionary advantages of our species. Its opposable thumb makes it excellent for a huge range of tasks, chiefly grasping and tugging genitals. But that doesn't mean it can't be improved upon – meet the Handie.

The rise of 3D printing means, among other things, that you'll never again have to settle for a sex toy that doesn't hit all the right spots. This fun, and exceptionally geeky, website lets you use bezier curves and other fun parameters to build your own perfect fit.

Google's ban on explicit content for its Google Glass hasn't been enough to deter a team of London-based developers, which aims to give wearers a view of their lovemaking from all angles through a Sex with Glass app.