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| ENERGY |
| Lithium-oxygen breakthrough clears the air for boosted batteries |
 | Scientists have discovered a way to avoid the clogging up of the electrode in lithium-air batteries, resulting in an experimental device that could lead to batteries with five time the energy density of those currently available.​ read more |
| VIRTUAL REALITY |
| State of the Game: Virtual Reality |
 | You've probably heard by now that virtual reality is supposed to be a thing this year. But if you have some catching up to do on the latest innovations, upcoming headsets and what to look for, let Gizmag lend a hand with the latest in our State of the Game series. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Snøhetta building green-roofed Temple University Library in Philadelphia |
 | Snøhetta and Stantec have unveiled their design for Philadelphia University's Temple Library. Inspired by ancient Greek academies and featuring a green roof, it looks set to be a real looker. read more |
| DRONES |
| Hands-on with the small but feature-packed Micro Drone 3.0 |
 | As the Extreme Fliers Micro Drone 3.0 begins to ship to its crowd funding backers, we got the chance to play with one at Toy Fair in London. We watched this diminutive drone whizz and flip over people’s heads and got to try out its First Person View flying feature. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Greenhouse sprouts legs to combat flooding |
 | UK architecture firm BAT Studio recently built a 29 sq m (312 sq ft) greenhouse that sits on hydraulic legs. It serves as a safe place for the owners to keep their belongings during floods. read more |
| MARINE |
| Lifeshirt wears like a sport shirt and inflates to keep you afloat |
 | Traditional PFDs are an important part of water safety, but they can be entirely uncomfortable to wear in or out of the water, especially during activity. To improve comfort, startup Aegis Lifeshirt integrates inflatable protection into the shirt you're wearing anyway. read more |
| SPORTS |
| Garmin extends golfing gadget lineup to help you with your swing |
 | In a bid to better guide players of all abilities as they navigate the course, Garmin has extended its already considerable range of golfing gadgets to include a new shot-tracking watch, a swing monitoring sensor and a GPS device small enough to clip discreetly onto your belt. ​​ read more |
| AIRCRAFT |
| Eye tracking monitors helicopter pilots flying blind |
 | In an effort to improve safety, the non-profit helicopter safety organization HeliOffshore is using eye-tracking technology to gain a greater understanding of how helicopter pilots monitor cockpit instruments in flight. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| Mercedes-based Hymer Van S motorhome promises a compact but comfy holiday |
 | Multipurpose campers are typically built inside stock vans, but Hymer has taken a different route with its new "Van" series, planting its own foam-insulated aluminum cabin atop a bare chassis. The new Van S combines a comfy living space and compact Mercedes Sprinter-based footprint. read more |
| 3D PRINTING |
| Used snack bags can now be recycled into whatever you design |
 | Terracycle and 3D Brooklyn allow you to determine what gets made from recycled materials, thanks to a process that turns used chip and snack bags into plastic filament for use in 3D printing.​ read more |
| OUTDOORS |
| Infuze boosts hydration-pack water, after it leaves the pack |
 | Hydration packs' bladders can retain the color and taste of added energy supplements. That's the reason Infuze was created. It adds a supplement to hydration-pack water, downstream from the bladder.​ read more |
| HEALTH AND WELLBEING |
| New blood pressure tech says ciao to arm cuffs |
 | Generally, if a doctor wants to know a patient's blood pressure, they have to use an arm cuff. Not only can this be uncomfortable, but it also only indicates what the blood pressure is at the time of the test. That's why scientists are developing a cuffless blood pressure estimation system. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Flexible pressure sensor could boost breast cancer screening |
 | Researchers have developed a thin and flexible pressure sensor that's able to continue to function effectively when curved over a tiny radius. read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| Haven puts a fire sensor and extinguisher in your ceiling |
 | The Haven, a system that automatically detects a fire and then releases a non-toxic suppressant, could help alleviate the thousands of cooking fires identified as the leading cause of home fires in the US and elsewhere. read more |
| ENVIRONMENT |
| Statistically, humanity is almost certainly responsible for global warming |
 | Just how sure are we that humanity's burning of oil and coal is the key factor in global warming? A new project has answered that very question, working to estimate the likelihood of those temperature trends occurring naturally. read more |
| MOTORCYCLES |
| Headwave Tag creates a personal concert hall in your helmet |
 | Almost two years ago, we featured a prototype device that would turn a sports or motorbike helmet into a speaker. The Headway stuck to the outside of a helmet and used surface transduction to transmit audio waves into the helmet. Now it's all grown up and it's called the Headwave Tag. read more |
| WEARABLE ELECTRONICS |
| Enjoy the silence? QuietOn's active noise cancelling earplugs skip the music |
 | Noise cancelling technology, which is widely used in headphones, lets users drown out background distractions to hear their music better. But what if you don't want to hear anything at all? The new QuietOn earplugs use active noise cancelling (sans music) to minimize what users can hear. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Nanoparticles used to take on late-stage liver cancer |
 | Treating late-stage liver cancer can be extremely difficult. A nanoparticle delivery system could improve the situation, with tests showing it to be effective as a non-toxic treatment in experiments with laboratory mice. read more |
| SPACE |
| Cassini prepares for dramatic climax to its mission |
 | ​NASA's Cassini spacecraft recently completed the second of five planned burns designed to maneuver the spacecraft out of Saturn's ring plane, and into a polar orbit. read more |
| ROBOTICS |
| Home-built robot solves Rubik's Cube in one second |
 | ​A software developer from Kansas, US, has developed a robot that can seemingly solve a Rubik's Cube in nigh on one second. Jay Flatland and his friend Paul Rose use a setup that includes a Linux-powered PC, an Arduino, webcams and stepper motors. They are targeting a world record.​ read more |
| AROUND THE HOME |
| The Ultimate Cutting Board adds bells and whistles to the traditional cutting board |
 | We can't claim such an extensive knowledge of the cutting board market to confirm whether The Ultimate Cutting Board lives up to its name or not, but there's no doubt it packs a lot of features that aren't found in the traditional wooden chopping boards sitting on most kitchen benchtops. ​ read more |
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