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| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Samsung Galaxy S6 (and GS6 edge) vs. Nexus 6 |
 | Google's Nexus devices have never enjoyed the mainstream popularity of Samsung Galaxy flagships, but they're almost always some of the most significant phones around. Let's compare Google's latest handset, the Nexus 6, to Samsung's two big upcoming releases, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. read more |
| MOTORCYCLES |
| Yamaha shows two new 3-wheel prototypes indicating future product developments |
 | Yamaha is showing two new concepts based on it's three-wheeled Tricity architecture: the road-going 03GEN-f and dual-purpose 03GEN-x. Released in 2014, the Tricity has been acclaimed for its roadholding and the new concepts indicate future developments of the three-wheeled motorcycle. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| GM working on car headlights that aim where the driver's looking |
 | Technology is providing us with new ways to improve the way our roads are lit. Glow-in-the-dark road markings and street lights that switch on only when they detect a car are two such examples. Now, Vauxhall/Opel has unveiled a way to aim car headlights based on driver eye-tracking. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| NexusHaus Solar Decathlon entry aims for increased water efficiency |
 | US Solar Decathlon 2015 competitors the University of Texas at Austin and Munich's Technische Universität München have teamed-up to produce NexusHaus, a concept sustainable home that runs solely on solar power, and focuses on water efficiency. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Scientists create functioning "mini-lungs" to study cystic fibrosis |
 | Researchers at the University of Cambridge have grown functional "mini-lungs" using stems cells derived from the skin cells of patients with a debilitating lung disease. The process can also be scaled up, they say, to screen thousands of new compounds to identify potential new drugs. read more |
| GAMES |
| Grifta gamepad splits in two and changes size |
 | A new modular gamepad allows you to decouple the two sides of a game controller for more natural and ergonomic play. It can also be paired with a mouse, with eight additional buttons mappable to keyboard commands. And three interchangeable grip sizes help people with big or small hands game better. read more |
| SPACE |
| Searching for the origins of life with the James Webb Space Telescope |
 | Gizmag speaks with Physics Nobel Prize laureate and JWST senior project scientist John Mather on the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| FAA loosens rules for commercial drone flight |
 | If you want to operate your drone for commercial reasons in the US today, there are considerable hoops you'll need to fly through first. But an announcement today from the FAA is set to make this process more efficient, throwing a blanket approval over operators that meet a certain criteria. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Bosch Reaxx table saw saves fingers and blades |
 | Table saws can make working with wood a breeze. They can also take fingers off the unwary in the blink of an eye. Bosch's Reaxx table saw can tell the difference between a piece of wood and a finger, and drop the blade out of the way to prevent a messy accident. read more |
| SPACE |
| Construction begins on Space Fence radar system |
 | Ground was broken at the future six-acre (2.4-hectare) site of the new Space Fence radar system in a special ceremony last month on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, marking the official start of construction of the system that will track objects in orbit. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Is Russia working on a crazy supersonic cargo plane? |
 | A state-run Russian news site is reporting that the country has ambitions to build a huge, supersonic cargo plane capable of transporting tanks around the world in a matter of hours. Russia's military is giving itself roughly the next decade to figure it out. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| BMW readies 40-ton all-electric truck for deployment on city roads |
 | With its all-electric i3 urban car hitting the road in 2013, BMW is now going bigger – much bigger. The Bavarian automotive giant has just announced that as part of a one-year pilot project, a 40-ton all-electric drive truck will begin making deliveries on public roads in Munich from mid-year. read more |
| SPACE |
| The Gemini program: 50 years on |
 | March 23 marked the 50th anniversary of the launch of Gemini III - the first manned mission of the now legendary Gemini program. Gemini was tasked with testing the technologies and techniques that would lead America to victory in the space race. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Shape-memory wire simulates muscle in high-precision artificial hand |
 | Engineers from Germany's Saarland University have taken a unique approach with their prototype artificial hand. It moves its fingers via shape-memory nickel-titanium alloy wires, bundled together to perform intricate tasks by working like natural muscle fibers.read more |
| ELECTRONICS |
| Blue Freedom: A mini hydropower plant for charging mobile devices |
 | The all-new Blue Freedom kit offers yet another portable power alternative. "The world's smallest hydropower plant" transforms the power of running water into phone chatting, internet browsing, music listening, GPS navigating and other mobile device activities. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| US startup aims to create world's fastest production car with LM2 Streamliner |
 | Lyons Motor Car is not a carmaker with which many people will be familiar, having only been founded in 2011 and not having ever released a car. All that may be about to change though. If the firm is to be believed, it is set to unveil what will be the world's fastest car at the NY Auto Show. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| Gold and other valuable metals may be harvested from sewage |
 | Mining operations tend not be very good for the environment, nor does the disposal of treated solid waste that still contains potentially-toxic metals. Now, however, scientists are looking into taking that waste and harvesting its trace amounts of metals such as gold, silver and platinum. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Gibson and Coronet create world's most valuable guitar |
 | Baselworld is not usually the kind of venue where you'd expect to find guitar maker Gibson displaying one of its custom instruments. This year, however, saw a US$2 million diamond-encrusted SG called the Eden of Coronet verified as the world's most valuable guitar by Guinness World Records. read more |
| SPACE |
| APEX observations shed light on 17th-century star collision |
 | The ESO's Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope (APEX) has been used to solve a 340 year-old astronomical mystery. The findings reveal that an object that appeared in the sky in the 17th century was not a nova as astronomers at the time believed, but actually a rare stellar collision. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| DuoPad adds touchscreen-like functionality to existing PCs |
 | With a standard trackpad, the user simply moves the mouse pointer around on the screen. With the DuoPad, however, the user's hand is captured by a high-resolution IR camera and then an image of it is placed on the screen. read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| Nuvo's Ritmo Beats and PregSense wearables provide continuous pregnancy monitoring |
 | You might remember Nuvo from its prenatal music system released back in 2010, but the company's latest efforts, known as the Ritmo Beats and PregSense, are decidedly more ambitious. The products are aimed at consumer and medical users, and are designed to provide in-depth pregnancy data. read more |
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