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| MOTORCYCLES |
| Road legal turbine motorcycle breaks three world records |
 | Imagine a Rolls Royce helicopter turbine that produces a scorching 542 hp and over 450 lb-ft of torque strapped to a bare naked motorcycle, a streetfighter. This is what Madmax Race Team brought to Elvington for the Straightliners Speed Record event, leaving with three new official world records. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| CSIRO's Lab 22: Kickstarting a 3D printing revolution in titanium |
 | Australia is wasting billions of dollars of potential value by shipping its world-beating titanium reserves out of the country as raw ore. That's why the CSIRO, is trying to kick-start a local 3D printing revolution that could add massive value to the raw resource. read more |
| MOBILE TECHNOLOGY |
| Review: LG G4 |
 | Last year's LG G3, while imperfect, was among the better flagship smartphones of 2014. Can its follow-up continue with that momentum? Read on, for Gizmag's review of the new LG G4. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| June oven knows how to cook your dinner and helps with the shopping |
 | If you can't cook toast without burning it then pay attention: help may soon be at hand. The June Intelligent Oven is a computer-based countertop oven that's aimed at letting anyone produce restaurant-quality meals. It can recognize food, cook to preference and help plan the shopping. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Tiny particles mimic the body's pancreas cells to combat type 1 diabetes |
 | New research has uncovered a technique whereby tiny particles mimic the form and function of the body's pancreatic cells, an approach that is showing promise in halting the onset of type 1 diabetes. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| HGST's helium-filled HDD offers a world-first 10 TB of storage |
 | We first caught wind of HGST's high capacity hard drives in 2012, when it claimed it could boost storage capacities by 40 percent by replacing regular air inside the enclosure with helium. The company has stayed the course, now releasing the world's first 10 TB hard drive. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Engineers create a computer with a water droplet processor |
 | Engineers at Stanford University claim to have created the world’s first water-operated computer. Using magnetized particles flowing through a micro-miniature network of channels, the machine is said to be capable of performing complex logical operations. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| New Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 camper van: The most fuel-efficient Sportsmobile ever |
 | Sportsmobile's conversion of a Ford E-Series Cutaway into a custom-built van wasn't the only new model it had on show at this year's Overland Expo West. With the recent introduction of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 to the US, Sportsmobile now offers an efficient, all-terrain Sprinter diesel camper. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Long-distance robots take to the treadmill |
 | In the exhibition area at the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, a pair of humanoid prototypes built by SRI and Sandia National Laboratories hit the treadmills to demonstrate new technology that allows robots to operate longer on a single battery charge. read more |
| SPACE |
| NASA's "flying saucer" completes second test |
 | NASA has put a new supersonic parachute design through its paces in the second test of its flying saucer-like Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) – a system designed to land heavier payloads on Mars. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| New tools in the fight against drunk driving revealed |
 | Working in partnership with an industry consortium, the NHTSA has unveiled a test-car designed to help it fine-tune driver interactions with potentially life-saving anti drunk-driving innovations. read more |
| SPACE |
| NASA video release takes viewers on a tour of Ceres |
 | NASA has released a video of Ceres that takes viewers on a tour across the surface of the rocky planet. The video is based on observations made by the agency's Dawn spacecraft over the course of its first mapping orbit, as well as more recent navigational images. read more |
| ELECTRONICS |
| StoryHome encourages family storytelling from anywhere in the world |
 | The StoryHome is aimed at helping families to connect via storytelling. it allows family members to share stories with each other wherever they are in the world. If a grandparent records a story on one StoryHome device, it can be relayed to their grandkids as a bedtime story on another. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| Polar Pro PowerVault case packs and charges your GoPro |
 | The Polar Pro PowerVault is a protective GoPro carrying case which can also recharge your action camera up to five times. The battery-integrated case will charge GoPro Hero3/3+/4 batteries as well as standard USB devices. read more |
| GAMES |
| Microsoft doubles the Xbox One's storage, outs tweaked controller and Wireless Adapter for Windows |
 | Microsoft has a number of hardware announcements ahead of E3 2015. The company outed a new version of its current generation console with a higher capacity hard drive, as well an improved controller and a new dongle that will allow PC gamers to make more convenient use of the console controller. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| VirScan provides complete viral history from a drop of blood |
 | A new test developed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) can test for both past and current infections by analyzing a single drop of patient blood. The researchers consider the method superior to existing techniques, which only search for a single virus at a time. read more |
| HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS |
| Willamette Falls set to reopen to public for first time in 100 years |
 | The largest waterfall in the Pacific Northwest and one of the most significant in the entire United States, Oregon City's Willamette Falls, has remained closed to the general public for around a century. However, it's due to be reopened and redeveloped soon. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Pyxis system would use GPS signals to gather more accurate weather forecasts |
 | PlanetiQ has begun testing its new Pyxis weather instrument. Pyxis tracks GPS signals traveling through the atmosphere and makes measurements based on their behavior. PlanetiQ says it can "dramatically improve weather forecasting, climate monitoring and space weather prediction." read more |
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