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| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| Fish oil found to convert fat-storing cells into fat-burning cells |
 | Japanese scientists have found that fish oil converts fat-storing cells into critical fat-burning cells in mice. The discovery could help battle obesity as the fat-burning cells decrease later in life.​​ read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| 2016 Subaru WRX and STI – street-legal rally madness |
 | The Subaru WRX was literally named after World Rallycross. It's the car that wins championships. It's also street-legal, in the form of the base WRX and its race-ready STI brother. Gizmag drove both of them with white-knuckled abandon. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| AirBn’P apartment packs all a traveler's needs into 30 sq m |
 | You don't need a big place to stay for a city break, but you do need all the essentials. An apartment in Budapest, Hungary, squeezes them all into just 30 sq m (323 sq ft). AirBn'P has a meticulous design, a multifunctional bed/storage unit and other space-saving storage solutions. read more |
| HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Wet and dry cleaner buffs up vinyl in a few spins |
 | Vinyl records​ are on the rise. So now might be a good time to cable up your old turntable again and bring down the once treasured collection from the attic. To help keep collections clean, Austrian audio house Pro-Ject has launched the VC-S record cleaning machine. read more |
| TINY HOUSES |
| Kristie Wolfe is building a Hobbit House micro-community |
 | Kristie Wolfe is busy building her very own mini-Shire, comprising three Hobbit Homes. The first dwelling has just been completed, and the plan is to have the entire project finished by mid-2016. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| 100 percent recyclable polymer points to a future of pollution-free plastics |
 | In what could form the basis of petroleum-free plastics that are both entirely recyclable and biodegradable, chemists have found a polymer that can be synthesized into useful materials and then broken down into its original building blocks to be given a new life. read more |
| DRONES |
| Drone School 3: Your first quadcopter flight |
 | Here are some basic exercises to try on your first few drone flights. Hopefully they'll help you make it to your second few flights with just as many props, frames, pets and limbs as you started with. read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| Gore-Tex Active jackets combine breathability and permanent water repelling capabilities |
 | The new One Gore-Tex Active Bike and One Gore-Tex Active Run jackets use a new material called Gore-Tex Active that has a permanent beading surface that sheds water and provides greater breathability. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| 2016 Infiniti Q50 sports sedan debuts new engines, next-gen adaptive steering |
 | Infiniti has unveiled the 2016 Q50 ahead of the Detroit Auto Show. The car will feature five powertrain options, a next-generation steering system, and a new digital suspension tuning system. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| Goldfinger smart glove gets power from finger movements |
 | A team from Politecnico di Torino and MIT led by Giorgio De Pasquale of the Italian University has created Goldfinger – a self-powering glove that acts as an intuitive human-machine control interface. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Mojoe puts a battery-powered drip coffeemaker in your travel mug |
 | There have been more and more coffee brew-on-the-go solutions of late. Some such designs require preheated water or an external power supply, but the Mojoe can operate independently, heating and brewing your favorite coffee with a rechargeable battery. read more |
| SPACE |
| SpaceX static firing test of Falcon 9 |
 | SpaceX announced today that the company's Falcon 9 rocket may head back into space on Sunday after being grounded for nearly six months due to a mid-air explosion. read more |
| BICYCLES |
| FUBifixie looks like most bikes, but folds up in seconds |
 | Several years ago, Finnish designer Ulf Laxström created the FUBi – it's a folding bike with a more-or-less traditional-looking frame. Now, his son Zakarias has introduced the FUBifixie. It's even more normal in appearance, plus it offers some other advantages over the original.​ read more |
| GAMES |
| The VR games we can't wait to play in 2016 |
 | Gizmag breaks down the virtual reality games we're looking forward to the most in the coming year (and beyond). read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Detection of "angry" mousing could improve our online experiences |
 | ​We've probably all experienced it – getting frustrated by the user interface on a website, and wishing that the creators of that site could know just how angry they were making us. Well, in the near future, perhaps they'll be able to. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Scientists use nanoparticles to attack chronic bacterial infections |
 | A team of UNSW researchers has come up with a new way of tackling harmful biofilms. The non-toxic method, which combines targeted nanoparticles with heat, could have a wide range of applications. read more |
| HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Pavilion wireless speaker mixes concrete with a copper twist |
 | Reported to take design cues from modern architecture by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, the Pavilion Bluetooth speaker from Hult Design features a high density concrete base, a copper spiral bass port and an American white oak top with indented touch-enabled control buttons. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| New hydrogel aids skin regeneration to improve wound healing |
 | A team of UCLA researchers is working to improve skin wound healing. They've created a more effective method of regeneration, through the use of a new material that creates a porous scaffold. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Free Electric bike generates electricity with pedal power |
 | One way of providing electricity to parts of the world that still have no access is to give them the means to generate it themselves. That's the approach being taken by Billions in Change. Its Free Electric bike lets users produce electricity by pedalling. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| LG brings home security and augmented reality features to Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner |
 | LG's latest robot vacuum, known as the HOM-BOT Turbo+, will have an impressive set of features, including remote camera capabilities and the ability to use your smartphone to select areas most in need of a clean. The device will be on show at CES 2016 next month. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Honda teases new Ridgeline pickup truck ahead of Detroit reveal |
 | Honda has promised a new pickup truck, a return of the Ridgeline model. The truck will debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit in mid-January. The Ridgeline was a sport utility truck offered by Honda in the 2006 model year and discontinued in 2014. read more |
| SPACE |
| Boeing awarded second human spaceflight mission |
 | After being awarded its first mission in May, Boeing has been given a second mission to transport crew to the ISS from 2017. The crew rotation mission is the second of between two and six missions for the company as part of NASA's US$4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap). read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| New $250 million luxury resort planned for Cayman Islands |
 | The Cayman Islands is not short of luxury resorts – and it's about to get another. Covering 16 acres​, the US$250 million St James Point resort will incorporate lush grounds and a 1,000-ft private beach while, according to the designers, remaining sensitive to the existing tropical environment.​ read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Hyundai teases with IONIQ rendering ahead of January unveil |
 | The Hyundai IONIQ is an electric vehicle planned for production in 2016. The car will be officially revealed soon, but the Korean automaker has begun teasing it, building up to its initial unveiling in Korea in January 2016. read more |
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