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| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Roundup: Chicago Auto Show 2016 |
 | Now open to the public and well underway, the 2016 Chicago Auto Show features some electrifying debuts, a few things just for fun, and everything in between. Although the press reveals for the 2016 show were slow this year, the longest running auto show in the US is always worth a look. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Ultra-thin, flat lens could slim your smartphone and camera |
 | Engineers have developed a new type of thin, flat, and ultralight lens which can still bend light to a single point like traditional lenses. The development could see future cameras use paper-thin lenses rather than bulky protruding optics. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Chance discovery puts graphene electronics closer to mass production |
 | A lucky discovery may offer a cheap and simple way of making very delicate graphene much more durable in real-world conditions, paving the way for its use in mass produced electronics. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Casas Em Movimento homes turn to solar |
 | Kitting your house out with solar panels is all well and good, but they may spend a good part of the day unable to make the most efficient use of the sun's rays. That is unless your house is inspired by the humble sunflower, which turns and tilts it head to track the movement of the sun. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Lexus to premiere hybrid LC500 in Geneva |
 | Lexus finally made the 2012 LF-LC a reality by revealing the production LC 500 at last month's Detroit auto show. The smooth, curvy V8-powered 2+2 will get a hybrid sibling at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. read more |
| DRONES |
| Rook drone lets users fly around their homes from anywhere in the world |
 | The Rook drone from Eighty Nine Robots is intended to allow users to remotely do a sweep of the interior of their homes from anywhere in the world via a Wi-Fi connection and an iOS or Android device. read more |
| MILITARY |
| DARPA readies unmanned ACTUV sub hunter for sea trials |
 | DARPA will christen its Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) on April 9 at the Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Oregon. Also known as the Seahunter, the 139 ft (42 m) long vessel is designed to track potentially hostile submarines for months at a time without a crew. read more |
| CHILDREN |
| Customizable Smart-Kart offers kids a speedy ride and gives parents smartphone monitoring |
 | The new Arrow Smart-Kart from Actev Motors isn't quite the proper mini-car the evolving Toyota Camatte is, but it does offer a similar experience: a vehicle for young kids to customize and drive. The accompanying smartphone app gives parents peace of mind. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Super flat material could extend life of Moore's Law |
 | Researchers could be fending off the demise of Moore's Law with the help of a new kind of flat semiconducting material made of tin monoxide that is only one-atom thick, allowing electrical charges to pass through it faster than silicon or other 3D materials. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Sphericam's second 360-degree camera shoots 4K video at an impressive 60 fps |
 | Following a successful crowdfunding campaign last year, the Sphericam 2 video camera is now poised to bring its 360-degree, 4K, 60 fps shooting to VR content creators before the mid-year.​ read more |
| SPACE |
| Ordnance Survey creates map for Martian ramblers |
 | Britain's Ordnance Survey (OS) has released its first map of Mars to examine the potential of the agency's advanced cartographic methods in creating detailed, easy to understand maps for planning future missions to the Red Planet. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Two new hybrid Optimas electrify Chicago |
 | Kia introduced two new electrified versions of its Optima sedan at the Chicago Auto Show. One is the 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid to improve fuel economy by ten percent over the current Optima Hybrid. The other is an all-new Kia Optima Plug-in Hybrid, the first PHEV for the Korean make. read more |
| TINY HOUSES |
| Off-grid mountain refuge provides shelter at high-altitude |
 | Archaeus has constructed an interesting off-grid mountain shelter located at an altitude of 2,100 m (6,889 ft) within Romania's Southern Carpathians range. Călțun Shelter offers sanctuary to a local mountain rescue team and anyone else who needs it. read more |
| SPACE |
| Geological map to shed light on Pluto's evolution |
 | ​To shed light on Pluto's evolution, NASA scientists have compiled a geological map of a vast swathe of Pluto's surface from data harvested by the New Horizons spacecraft over the course of its Jul. 14. 2015. flyby. read more |
| URBAN TRANSPORT |
| Veemo velomobile could be yours to use, for 28 cents a minute |
 | While bicycle-sharing services can come in very handy, not everyone wants to pedal a bike everywhere they go. That's where VeloMetro comes into the picture. The startup is developing a point-to-point service that will allow users to rent a sort of e-bike/car hybrid, known as the Veemo. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Nikon D5 vs. Canon 1D X Mark II |
 | The Nikon D5 and Canon 1D X Mark II represent the best that DSLR cameras currently have to offer. But how do these flagship cameras compare with each other? Gizmag looks at the key specifications and features of the professional-focused duo ahead of their real-world release. read more |
| HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| ekko lets multiple listeners share hi-res streamed audio |
 | ekko Audio has designed a means of sharing hi-res audio wirelessly between four or more listeners. The system's base station can be connected to any audio source, then transmit high quality audio to one or more battery-powered receivers for a shared listening experience.​ read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| In Nissan's autonomous driving future, even the office chairs park themselves |
 | Imagine how simple life would be if you could, say, stand up from your desk right now and not even have to worry about pushing in your chair? read more |
| SPACE |
| NASA releases stunning year long solar time-lapse video |
 | NASA has released a stunning time-lapse video of our Sun constructed from images collected by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) ​over the course of its sixth year in space. The Ultra-HD quality video was recorded in the extreme ultraviolet spectrum. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| LG's new mid-ranged phones each have one (supposedly) high-end trait |
 | Usually high-end smartphones are high-end from top to bottom, and mid-ranged phones are mid-ranged from top to bottom. But LG is taking a different approach, with its new "Specialist" X series of phones. read more |
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