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| AIRCRAFT |
| Airbus announces X6 heavy-lift helicopter concept at Paris Airshow |
 | Airbus Helicopters has just announced the launch of the concept phase of its planned X6 heavy-lift helicopter. Over the next two years, the company will be seeking input from corporate customers and evaluating different designs. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| "Nano-accordion" conductors may find use in flexible and stretchable electronics |
 | A new conductive, transparent, and stretchable nanomaterial that folds up like an accordion could one day be applied to the development of flexible electronics and wearable sensors, as well as stretchable displays. read more |
| SPACE |
| ALMA captures sharpest ever view of star formation in the distant universe |
 | The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has succeeded in imaging star formation regions in a distant galaxy, with a resolution six times greater than that achievable by the Hubble Space Telescope. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Pulkabacken house doubles as a sledding hill |
 | A house in Värmdö, Sweden, is designed to make the most of its location. Street Monkey Architects' Pulkabacken (or "toboggan hill") House has a large, grass-covered ground-to-roof slope that provides privacy and can be used for sledding in the snow. It also leads up to a rooftop party deck. read more |
| GAMES |
| The biggest third party game announcements from E3 2015 |
 | Many game publishers use E3 as a golden opportunity to showcase their biggest and best gaming offerings. From the next Mass Effect to brand new franchises, read on as Gizmag picks out the biggest announcements from Bethesda, EA, Ubisoft and Square Enix. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| 425 Park Avenue: A 21st century building on a 20th century street |
 | Work has begun on replacing the existing building at 425 Park Avenue in New York with a new 21st century skyscraper designed by Foster + Partners. The design is aimed at being sustainable and at promoting the wellbeing of its occupants. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Jun. 10. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| The best smartphone camera accessories for 2015 |
 | Your smartphone is already a good camera, but there are plenty of accessories out there to make it a great one. Gizmag looks at some of the best smartphone camera accessories available in 2015. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Rezvani Motors lets its updated Beast out of the cage |
 | The Rezvani Beast is now entering production and has a revised look, an Apple CarPlay-based infotainment system, and a few other new tricks up its sleeve. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Inkless printing manipulates light at the nanoscale to produce colors |
 | Using nanometer-size metamaterials, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a technique to print images that uses the manipulation of light, rather than the application of ink, to produce colors. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Simple and cheap tunable gripper inspired by the gecko |
 | Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) have developed a tunable gripper, inspired by the gecko, that is simple to construct, making it easy and cheap to mass produce. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| Oculus Rift (consumer version): Hands-on |
 | Though we were part of a lengthy interview session with Oculus last week, one thing we didn't get to do was use the headset. Today at E3 2015, we got our first hands-on with the consumer Oculus Rift. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| HP Sprout gets integrated desktop 3D scanning capabilities |
 | HP has announced a free software update for its all-in-one Sprout computer that adds 3D capture capabilities. With this update, it can generate full 3D models of any objects positioned beneath the cameras that hang off the top of its main vertical display. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Ford to return to Le Mans with new GT race car |
 | Ford is taking its all-new GT racing. At this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans event over the weekend and in preparation of a return to Le Mans next year, the Blue Oval has revealed the aerodynamic carbon fiber racer it'll put on the track. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Backstage with the world's most advanced robots |
 | The recent 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge saw 24 of the most sophisticated robots ever built competing against one another, but there's a lot more to the story. Gizmag went behind the scenes to the "garage" where the tech teams tended their robotic chargesto learn more. read more |
| SPACE |
| LightSail mission reaches fiery end |
 | The Planetary Society's brief, yet successful LightSail mission came to a fiery end on Sunday. After 25 days in orbit, the CubeSat designed to test a solar sail propulsion system burned up after reentering the Earth’s atmosphere somewhere over the South Atlantic. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Sonder e-ink keyboard reconfigures itself as needed |
 | It can get confusing, trying to remember which keys are used for which shortcuts in which programs. That's why Sonder Design developed the Sonder keyboard. Utilizing e-ink technology, its keys can change appearance and function, depending on the application being used. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| High-speed thrills at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power |
 | This weekend saw the eighth Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (CPOP) in Cheshire, UK. The show is set in the grounds of Cholmondeley Castle. The only things more spectacular than the setting were the cars, bikes, watercraft and aircraft on display. Gizmag went for a look. read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Micro Drone 3.0 shoots HD video stabilized by a mini-robotic gimbal |
 | In developing its new Micro Drone 3.0, UK company Extreme Fliers has set out to work features typically found in high-end drones into a smaller package, namely HD video stabilized by a tiny gimbal and compatibility with Google cardboard VR for first-person view flying. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Intelligent Environments helps you log into your bank using emoji passcodes |
 | British firm Intelligent Environments has created Emoji Passcode, which helps you log into your bank using emoji. Swapping numbers for emoji reportedly makes your PIN code easier to remember but harder to crack. It's also a lot more fun. read more |
| GAMES |
| Microsoft's modular Xbox One Elite controller: Hands-on |
 | We're on the ground at E3, and just got our first hands-on with the new Xbox Elite controller. Read on for our impressions. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| Airshot gives tubeless mountain bike tires a kick in the seating |
 | Tubeless mountain bike tires definitely have their good points. In order to seat the things securely on the rim, however, it's often necessary to use a compressor or a CO2 cartridge to deliver a shot of air. That said, there's now another option, in the form of the Airshot. read more |
| GAMES |
| Nintendo at E3 2015: Star Fox, Mario Tennis and cooperative handheld gaming |
 | Nintendo has announced a handful of new titles, and revealed a couple of key release dates during its E3 event. Read on for the biggest game announcements from the E3 Nintendo Direct broadcast. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Zaha Hadid-designed towers proposed for Gold Coast |
 | Zaha Hadid has designed two new towers for Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The matching towers rise to a height of 44 stories and, if the project goes ahead, will be built to a budget of US$600 million. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Eyefi Mobi apps and Cloud to cover Wi-Fi GoPro and Olympus cameras |
 | Eyefi has revealed that its Mobi apps and Eyefi Cloud service will now work with some Wi-Fi enabled cameras from GoPro and Olympus, without the need for a wireless memory cards. Compatible cameras include the GoPro Hero+ LCD and Hero 3/4 models, along with the Olympus PEN E-P5 and OM-D E-M5 Mark II. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Amazon updates the Kindle Paperwhite with sharper text |
 | Amazon has updated its Paperwhite e-reader with a couple of tweaks, including an improved display. The new version of the mid-tier product offers a 6-inch display packing 300 pixels into every inch, a significant step up from its predecessor's 212 PPI. read more |
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