Like a Swiss Army Knife you can ride: The Voltitude folding electric bike

Like a Swiss Army Knife you can ride: The Voltitude folding electric bike: "Last January, we said that the Robrady-designed db0 was one of the best folding electric bikes we'd seen. The Swiss entry into the market has turned its back on this traditional bicycle-with-motor design in favor of a folding pedal-electric assist scooter. Users are said to be able to fold or unfold the Voltitude bike in about one second, and with one hand, thanks to its unique EasyFold system."

Nanotech to boost solid state hydrogen storage

Nanotech to boost solid state hydrogen storage

ydrogen has great potential as a clean fuel source for powering our cars andairplanes, but it also poses some big hurdles – namely production, distribution infrastructure and storage. Storing hydrogen in gas or liquid form onboard a vehicle raises difficulties in terms of volume and pressurization – a hydrogen gas tank for a car would need to be around four times larger than current petroleum tanks.

Stretchable electronics get the heart back on track

Stretchable electronics get the heart back on track

When a patient has an arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat), cardiologists will often treat the disorder by inserting two tube-like catheters into the patient's heart. The first catheter is used for mapping out the heart tissue, identifying the location of cells that are causing the arrhythmia.

Warner Bros. becomes first studio to offer movie rentals through Facebook

Warner Bros. becomes first studio to offer movie rentals through Facebook

Warner Bros. is hoping to leverage the popularity of social networking juggernautFacebook by becoming the first Hollywood studio to offer movies directly through the site. Facebook users will be able to purchase and rent titles from the Warner Bros. catalog using Facebook Credits and play, pause and resume the movies through their Facebook account for up to 48 hours from the time of purchase.

Pathfinder subs would crawl along the ocean floor

Pathfinder subs would crawl along the ocean floor

The Transatlantic Seafloor Research Challenge is not a real competition, but that hasn't stopped British designer Philip Pauley from envisioning it, and the watercraft that would take part in it. If it were to exist, the challenge would require underwater vehicles to cross from the UK to the US using whatever route their team members thought was the quickest, but they would have to stay in physical contact with the sea floor for as much of the distance as possible.

Philips Cinema 21:9 Gold Series LED TV to appeal to a ‘wider’ audience

Philips Cinema 21:9 Gold Series LED TV to appeal to a ‘wider’ audience

Anyone who thought making the switch from their old 4:3 analogue TV to a 16:9 widescreen digital model would mean the end of unsightly black bars at the top and bottom of the picture will likely have discovered otherwise – particularly if they also picked up a Blu-ray player along with the new TV.

Nintendo 3DS will stream movies from Netflix

Nintendo 3DS will stream movies from Netflix: "With the Nintendo 3DS release date fast approaching (March 27 in the United States), Nintendo's keynote address at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was an opportunity to showcase more of what we can expect from the new handheld."

Self-healing elastic polymers developed with the help of a tree

Self-healing elastic polymers developed with the help of a tree: "When the caoutchouc tree is damaged, liquid latex containing capsules of the protein hevein escapes from inside of it. Those capsules rupture, releasing the hevein, which links the latex particles together and ultimately closes up the wound. The whole bursting/sealing-microcapsules thing is obviously a pretty good idea, as it has been put to use in human technology such as self-healing concrete, electronics, paint and aircraft epoxy resin."

Getting robots to move like people for better interaction

Getting robots to move like people for better interaction: "As robots get smarter and more capable and make their way from manufacturing assembly lines to a much wider variety of applications, we will be interacting with them in more and more situations. Currently, robots tend to move with jerky, stop/start motions, which can make it difficult for humans, who are accustomed to the fluid and dynamic movements of other humans, to easily recognize what the robots are doing. In an attempt to create robots that can better interact with humans, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are getting robots to move in a much more human-like way."

FiiK electric skateboard - wireless control, ABS braking system, ton of attitude

FiiK electric skateboard - wireless control, ABS braking system, ton of attitude: "Sometimes you come across a product that makes you sit back and go 'FiiK'. In the past we have covered electric skateboards, off road skateboards, even all terrain boards, but a combination of fun, technology, design and street cred has always been elusive."

Bandage with integrated sensors to monitor the healing of injured knees

Bandage with integrated sensors to monitor the healing of injured knees: "Knee injuries are one of the most common injuries that can befall sportspeople or those that simply enjoy an active lifestyle. Such injuries can lay up patients for weeks while they wait for the joints to regain their full function."

Molecule that can erase or restore long-term memories – in rats

Molecule that can erase or restore long-term memories – in rats: "If you're struggling to remember the names of classmates from high school, or just can't forget that time you made a complete ass of yourself in front of your high school crush, then a single molecule known as PKMzeta could be to blame – and increasing or decreasing its activity in the brain could either help you remember those names that seem on the tip of your tongue or drive that embarrassing memory from your head."