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| DRONES |
| Fifteen-year-old pilot claims $250,000 in drone racing's richest event |
 | In Dubai over the weekend, Luke Bannister beat out 150 other competitors from around the world to lead his team to victory at the first World Drone Prix, returning home with a cool US$250,000 in his back pocket. ​ read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Review: You can ride on the Jurni carry-on case, but don't ride it too hard |
 | The Jurni is aimed at making travel more bearable by allowing users to sit on it to rest, ride on it when queueing, and pull it along like a conventional wheeled case. Intrigued by​ the concept, we put one through its paces.​ read more |
| QUANTUM COMPUTING |
| New chip paves the way for optical quantum technology in laptops and smartphones |
 | Incorporating a number of quantum technologies on a single integrated chip, an international team of researchers claim that their work paves the way for quantum computing circuits to be built into a range of everyday devices read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Google's Go-conquering AI proves it's no fluke with 4-1 series win over world's best |
 | Due to its incredible degree of complexity, the ancient Chinese game of Go has been viewed as the Mt Everest of artificial intelligence research. But just as chess, checkers and Jeopardy fell before it, a Google-made computer program has finally taken the fight a top-flight human opponent. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Spanish cave house resembles a scaled dragon looking out to sea |
 | House on the Cliff is a cave house like no other. The recently-completed Spanish home features a zinc tiled roof that lends the appearance of a dragon looking out to sea. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| From virtual bobbleheads to smart peepholes: Highlights of the SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards |
 | At SXSW, 35 exhibitors were vying for awards across 13 categories in the festival's annual Interactive Innovation Awards. Gizmag checked out the showcase to pick our favorites. read more |
| SPACE |
| ExoMars 2016 phones home on way to Mars |
 | ESA has confirmed that the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars 2016 mission is alive and well and on its way to the Red Planet. The news comes courtesy of mission control in Darmstadt​, which received telemetry signals from the spacecraft 12 hours after liftoff from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Stripping donor hearts and repopulating them with recipient-derived stem cells |
 | Scientists are working on ways to create bioengineered human hearts by first stripping donor hearts of cells and then using the potential recipient's own induced pluripotent stem cells to generate cardiac muscle cells that can be used to repopulate the heart in an automated bioreactor system. read more |
| AUTOMOTIVE |
| There can be only 10: Toyota expands and updates Highlander models for 2017 |
 | Destined for a more complete reveal at the New York International Auto show later this month, the newly updated Highlander will feature the availability of an all new power train, a more powerful engine, and possible room for up to eight passengers. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| Rubber coating gets a grip on shedding ice |
 | ​Generally-speaking, hard objects and soft objects don't bond well together. Now, scientists at the University of Michigan have used that principle to develop one of the most ice-repellent coatings ever made. Its applications could range from airplane wings to car windshields to freezers. read more |
| MATERIALS |
| World's blackest material is now world's blackest "spray paint" |
 | ​Sometimes, regular black just isn't good enough. That's why Surrey NanoSystems released its Vantablack coating two years ago. Now, in order to expand its possible applications, the material is available in a convenient spray-on form.​ read more |
| SPACE |
| Dawn marks its one-year anniversary orbiting Ceres |
 | NASA's Dawn spacecraft recently marked its one-year anniversary of becoming the first man-made object to enter orbit around a dwarf planet. Join us as we take a look at the spacecraft's many achievements in shedding light on what had previously been a little known member of our solar system, Ceres. read more |
| MUSIC |
| Portable Pebble caters to iOS audiophiles with MFi DAC/amp hardware |
 | The latest pocket-sized, MFi-certified device happens to cater to iPhone audiophiles. The Pebble audio amplifier is designed battery-free and ultra-light, while also preserving in-line microphone/remote functionality of headphones/earphones. read more |
| ARCHITECTURE |
| Waterfront high-rise would twist to maximize the view |
 | ODA New York has drawn inspiration from the way plants turn towards the sun while designing a residential high-rise concept. Bayside twists dramatically to offer occupants a better view than a standard building would. read more |
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
| Philips and Vodafone partner for wireless city smart lighting |
 | Madrid, Buenos Aires and Los Angeles are among the cities in which Philips has rolled out its internet-connected LED street lighting. Such connected streetlights can be monitored and controlled remotely and, now, Philips has partnered with Vodafone to connect the lights wirelessly. read more |
| SCIENCE |
| Satellite data could help in spotting shipwrecks |
 | New research has found that it might be possible to spot coastal shipwrecks by searching for plumes of sediment in imagery collected by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite. read more |
| MEDICAL |
| Spongy polymer grows to fill gaps in the spine after surgery |
 | Removing spinal tumors can be problematic, with the current options for bridging the gap left by the procedure being either very expensive, or extremely invasive. New research could provide a better solution, with the potential to use an expanding polymer implant to fill the gaps after surgery. read more |
| DIGITAL CAMERAS |
| World's thinnest lens measures a barely-there 6.3 nm thick |
 | Scientists have created the world’s thinnest lens which is just one two-thousandth the thickness of a human hair. The 6.3 nm thick lens is said to open the door to the development of flexible computer displays, along with a revolution in miniature cameras. read more |
| GOOD THINKING |
| Cutter adds another string to plastic bottle's bow |
 | Recycling programs have helped to reduce the amount of plastic waste making its way into landfills and the world's oceans, but a two-man team from France is providing a more direct approach. Their Plastic Bottle Cutter us a simple tool that lets plastic bottles be repurposed into something useful. read more |
| COMPUTERS |
| Mr. Robot brings hacker cred to the small screen, Ferris wheel to SXSW |
 | Last year an unknown TV show from the USA Network called Mr. Robot took the South By Southwest festival by storm, winning the extravaganza's coveted Audience Award for an episodic show. This year, "Mr. Robot" is back at SXSW which a much bigger presence –​ quite literally. read more |
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 | Learning electronics and engineering doesn’t need to be dryer than the Mojave. This inventive kit combines the engineering of a working computer with the wonderful world of Minecraft. You’ll cruise through each level, while connecting different pieces of hardware to the Raspberry Pi. There’s no age where Piper Kit wouldn’t be the absolute coolest way to learn super useful skills. read more |
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