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| ENERGY |
| Sodium battery contains solution to water desalination |
 | Researchers at the University of Illinois have come up with a new battery design that not only relies on salt water to store and release electricity, but removes the salt ions from the water in the process. read more |
| MUSIC |
| GGMM E3 review: A streaming speaker you can control (somewhat) without a smartphone |
 | The GGMM E3 is a new cloud speaker that was shown off for the first time at CES last month. GGMM, a Chinese startup, promises that it can stream music from online music services without the need for another device, like a smartphone, to control it. Interest piqued, Gizmag took a look.​ read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| New York renters get new passive Perch |
 | An apartment block being built in New York is claimed to be the city's first market-rate rental building designed to Passive House standards. Perch Harlem will provide simple and community-focused urban living, and will also use 80-90 percent less energy than a conventional equivalent. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Foldio360 turntable automates 360 degree product shots |
 | Foldio360 is a smart photography turntable designed to make shooting 360 degree product images easier. Currently looking for funding on Kickstarter, the turntable can trigger a smartphone or camera to take shots as it rotates. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Review: MonoShot smartphone tripod is also a monopod and selfie-stick |
 | The MonoShot is a portable tripod, monopod, and selfie-stick designed to improve your smartphone and action camera photography. But how does it measure up in the real world? Gizmag recently took one for a spin to find out. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Renault returns to F1 grid with R.S.16 |
 | Last year's Formula One season didn't quite go to plan for Renault. Thankfully, 2016 presents a fresh start - that means a fresh power unit and car for the newly formed factory team. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Audi Q3 gets the RS Performance treatment |
 | Designed for folks that like the RS Q3 but want a touch more oomph, the all-new RS Q3 Performance joins the RS6 and RS7 Performance models in the growing RS Performance family. It packs more of everything an RS owner wants: power, speed and acceleration. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Electrical contact lens eyes glucose monitoring and augmented reality |
 | Australian scientists have developed an electrically conductive contact lens with the potential to host miniature computer displays and sensors to help monitor health. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Shape memory alloys the basis for more efficient refrigerant-free cooling |
 | In an effort to make a greener, more energy efficient cooling system, a team of engineers from Germany's Saarland University is turning to shape memory materials to replace the refrigerant gases used in conventional cooling technologies. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Citroen hyphenates its SpaceTourer MPV into a colorful 4x4 |
 | Designed to playfully explore the middle ground between the MPV and SUV, the Citroën SpaceTourer Hyphen combines a high-clearance, 4WD build with a colorful, pop music-inspired motif. read more |
| SPACE |
| NASA's Juno spacecraft completes Jupiter rendezvous burn |
 | ​NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully completed a maneuver designed to fine tune its orbit around the Sun, preparing it for its rendezvous with Jupiter in just over five months' time. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| suitX announces "world's most affordable" powered exoskeleton – the Phoenix |
 | When it comes to the price of most products, US$40,000 is pretty high. In the case of powered exoskeletons, however, it's cheap. Nonetheless, that's approximately what suitX's Phoenix modular exoskeleton should sell for. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Renault unveils feisty Kwid Climber and Kwid Racer in India |
 | Renault used the current New Delhi Auto Show to unleash two new models of its popular KWID line – the KWID Climber and the KWID Racer. First introduced as a concept car in 2014, the KWID has sold over 90,000 units since it went on the market in India late last year. read more |
| MOTORCYCLES |
| Royal Enfield launches a new engine platform with the Himalayan adventure bike |
 | For almost 60 years Royal Enfield relied on a single-cylinder engine that draws its roots from the heyday of the British motorcycle industry. Now the Indian company has just revealed a brand new engine designed in-house specifically for its first dual purpose motorcycle, suitably named Himalayan. read more |
| SPACE |
| Astronomers use spacecraft to weigh one of Saturn's rings |
 | A team of astronomers has succeeded in weighing the core of Saturn's brightest ring, known as the B ring, for the first time. The discovery, which made use of data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, may lead to numerous insights regarding the age and formation of the ring system. read more |
| SPORTS |
| Can a smart soccer ball keep kids playing? |
 | Imagine having a coach in your soccer ball. That's essentially what InsideCoach says it has done, by creating a smart soccer ball that can monitor a player's skills, track progress, provide tips on how to improve, and make practice more interesting. read more |
| SPACE |
| Construction is complete on the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror |
 | NASA engineers have been working tirelessly over the last few months, painstakingly assembling the James Webb Telescope's huge primary mirror. This week marks a significant milestone in the project, with the the last of the 18 individual segments now in place. read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| Natural clay found to kill deadly bacteria |
 | A global effort is under way to find treatments for deadly hospital-acquired infections, with many such bacteria proving resistant to antibiotics. Now, help may have been found in an unlikely place, with researchers finding positive results studying an old folk remedy – natural Canadian clay. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Radiomize aims to bring smart steering wheels to the masses |
 | A new Indiegogo project wants to bring a tech-enabled, touch-controlled steering wheel to a car near you. The Radiomize steering wheel cover converts a standard steering wheel into a touchpad controller for a paired smartphone, safely adding connected car options to any vehicle. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Ambitious Forest City development planned for Malaysia |
 | Sasaki Associates recently unveiled an ambitious master plan to create a huge mixed-use development in Iskandar, Malaysia. Dubbed Forest City, the multi-phase project is billed as a new cultural and economic hub for the region. read more |
| SPORTS |
| Austin Bouldering Project offers fresh climbing challenges twice weekly |
 | At small climbing centers, regular visitors can quickly exhaust all the available runs. At a new facility in the US city of Austin, Texas, which is said to be the world's largest bouldering center, climbing sections are rotated twice a week to create new runs. read more |
| SMARTWATCHES |
| Upcoming Android Wear update will turn the Huawei Watch into a speakerphone |
 | In many ways, Android Wear, with its card-based Google Now interface, is the simplest of the big three smartwatch platforms. An update will be rolling out soon, though, that adds a few extra perks to Google's smartwatch OS. read more |
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 | The iPad Pro goes above and beyond its predecessors. Its expansive 12.9"" Retina display is gorgeous, and its impressive CPU performance is nearly double the iPad Air 2. It supports creativity, productivity, and general life positivity. We're even throwing in the Apple Smart Pencil so you can get the complete hands-on experience. read more |
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