Samsung Galaxy Xcover: waterproof touchscreen Android smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Xcover: waterproof touchscreen Android smartphone: "Samsung has announced its plans to update the Galaxy lineup with the Galaxy Xcover, one of the world's few rugged Android touchscreen smartphones. It's an IP67-certified dust- and waterproof 3.65-inch device running Android 2.3. It looks like the Motorola DEFY/DEFY+ and the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia Active rugged Android smartphones could be getting some "tough" competition."

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Gemini-Scout mine rescue robot to lead the way to trapped miners

Gemini-Scout mine rescue robot to lead the way to trapped miners: "The Chilean and Pike River Mine disasters in 2010 highlighted the dangers of sub-surface mining and the difficulties faced in extracting those trapped beneath the Earth."

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Graphene in space could hold clues to development of life on Earth

Graphene in space could hold clues to development of life on Earth: "Human beings may have only discovered how to create the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon atoms known as graphene in 2004 but it appears the universe could have been churning out the stuff since much earlier than that"

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1200 bhp 1200 kg Hennessy Venom GT makes a 267 mph 1888 kg Bugatti Veyron GT look obese

1200 bhp 1200 kg Hennessy Venom GT makes a 267 mph 1888 kg Bugatti Veyron GT look obese: "The US$950,000 Hennessey Venom GT has perhaps the most spectacular set of numbers of any supercar: 1200 horsepower shoehorned into a mid-engined chassis that weighs just twelve hundred kilos (2,685 lbs)."

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What next for the International Space Station?

What next for the International Space Station?: It's a challenging time for the International Space Station (ISS). The single most expensive engineering project in human history and one of the most complex pieces of machinery ever assembled, the future of the ISS remains uncertain after the ending of the Space Shuttle program and the grounding of Russia's Soyuz fleet following an accident last month.

Organic waste-powered 'Coffee Car' breaks speed record

Organic waste-powered 'Coffee Car' breaks speed record: Martin Bacon and his team of Teesdale Conservation Vounteers from Durham, England, must have drank copious amounts of coffee when developing this project. It was definitely a sacrifice worth making though.

Researchers install world’s highest webcam to provide a view of Everest

Researchers install world’s highest webcam to provide a view of Everest: After starting out producing security cameras, German-based Mobotix is now taking video surveillance to new heights - literally.

New material claimed to store more energy and cost less money than batteries

New material claimed to store more energy and cost less money than batteries: Researchers from the National University of Singapore's Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI) have created what they claim is the world's first energy-storage membrane.

Soundmatters upgrades foxLv2 portable Bluetooth speaker

Soundmatters upgrades foxLv2 portable Bluetooth speaker: Those not willing to compromise on sound quality when out and about have been enjoying the impressive sound and compact form factor of Soundmatters' foxLv2 and foxLv2 Bluetooth portable speakers for over a year.

New Nintendo 3DS accessory offers comfortable grip and twice the battery life

New Nintendo 3DS accessory offers comfortable grip and twice the battery life: Disappointing battery life was one of the flaws indicated in Gizmag's review of the Nintendo 3DS, back in June. Encased in a gamepad-shaped silicone housing, the Nintendo 3DS Deluxe Power Grip from New York-based manufacturer CTA Digital aims at overcoming the battery life issue by offering an extra power supply, while doubling as a stand.

Researchers reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells

Researchers reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells: By now, most people are probably aware of the therapeutic value of stem cells, as they can become any other type of cell in the human body. One of their main duties, in fact, is to replace those other cells as they degrade.

NASA to demonstrate largest-ever solar sail in space

NASA to demonstrate largest-ever solar sail in space: NASA's upcoming Technology Demonstration Missions are intended to "transform its space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities."

Spanish scientists trial promising HIV vaccine

Spanish scientists trial promising HIV vaccine: The MVA-B vaccine first showed promising signs back in 2008 when clinical trials involving mice and macaque monkeys demonstrated a very high efficiency against Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).

Panasonic to unveil new helper robots

Panasonic to unveil new helper robots: "With the aging of populations in many countries around the world, particularly Japan, there are ever increasing numbers of elderly to care for, but relatively fewer younger people to do the job."

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Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings

Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings: "We've heard about alarm clocks that jolt you awake with 113 decibels of sound while shaking your bed, that won't stop ringing until you've done your exercises, or that you have to chase across the room."

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Faster-than-light travel observed ... of neutrinos, maybe

Faster-than-light travel observed ... of neutrinos, maybe: "According to Einstein's restricted theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light in a vacuum. Up until today, that had pretty much seemed to be the case, too. Early this morning, however, researchers from the Geneva-based OPERA project announced that the results from one of their recent experiments indicate that neutrinos can in fact outrun light particles."

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Scientists reconstruct visual stimuli by reading brain activity

Scientists reconstruct visual stimuli by reading brain activity: "In the 1983 film Brainstorm, Christopher Walken played a scientist who was able to record movies of people's mental experiences, then play them back into the minds of other people. Pretty far-fetched, right?"

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NASA to demonstrate laser beam communications system

NASA to demonstrate laser beam communications system: "Since the dawn of the space age, NASA has been relying on radio communications technology to send and receive data to and from spacecraft."

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HTC Amaze 4G to land on T-Mobile, with 4.3-inch Super LCD and HSPA+ support

HTC Amaze 4G to land on T-Mobile, with 4.3-inch Super LCD and HSPA+ support: T-Mobile has announced that it will soon offer a highly spec'd smartphone with its 4G (HSPA+) network support in the U.S., in the form of the HTC Amaze 4G. Slated for an October 12th release, the Amaze features a 4.3-inch qHD (540x960) touchscreen, along with an 8-megapixel camera equipped with several features tailored for fans of smartphone photography.

Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings

Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings: We've heard about alarm clocks that jolt you awake with 113 decibels of sound while shaking your bed, that won't stop ringing until you've done your exercises, or that you have to chase across the room.

Gold nanowires used in promising new heart patches

Gold nanowires used in promising new heart patches: Around the world, scientists have been working on ways of replacing the heart tissue that dies when a heart attack occurs. These efforts have resulted in heart "patches" that are made from actual cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), or that encourage surrounding heart cells to grow into them

"180" - An award-winning documentary!

"180" - An award-winning documentary!

BMW Concept e electro-scooter looks the real deal

BMW Concept e electro-scooter looks the real deal: BMW looks set to become the first of the recognized motorcycle brands to begin leveraging the unique advantages of the motorcycle in addressing the quickly changing landscape of urban mobility.

Lamborghini's most outrageous Gallardo yet

Lamborghini's most outrageous Gallardo yet: The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the most extreme V10 yet produced by Volkswagen's Italian supercar subsidiary. Only 150 of the four wheel drive 570 bhp carbon fiber projectiles, no doubt due to the extreme effort required to shave another 70 kilograms off the already anorexic Gallardo LP 560-4

Sixteen super-Earths among fifty new exoplanets discovered by HARPS

Sixteen super-Earths among fifty new exoplanets discovered by HARPS: The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has announced its exoplanet-hunting HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher) has discovered 50 new exoplanets, making it the largest amount of exoplanets that has been announced at the one time.