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September 3, 2014 -- Updated 1609 GMT (0009 HKT)

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Mogees is a new technology that turns any object into a musical instrument, by converting the vibrations you make when you touch it into sound.

September 5, 2014 -- Updated 1137 GMT (1937 HKT)

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Neil Harbisson is the world's first legally recognized cyborg. He has an antenna implanted into his skull that gives him the ability to perceive color.

August 29, 2014 -- Updated 1618 GMT (0018 HKT)

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Move over, hoverboard: new technologies promise to make everything float free through levitation.

August 22, 2014 -- Updated 1645 GMT (0045 HKT)

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Getting a foothold on the property ladder can be a challenge at the best of times, and the prospects for many of us have been battered further by the global recession.

August 21, 2014 -- Updated 1237 GMT (2037 HKT)

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It's like a chair that isn't there, but magically appears whenever you need it. It's called the Chairless Chair. Find out how it works.

August 8, 2014 -- Updated 0939 GMT (1739 HKT)

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Engineer Alan Bond has been developing a new concept for space travel for over 30 years -- and his creation is now on the verge of lift off.

July 25, 2014 -- Updated 1210 GMT (2010 HKT)

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Crumbling buildings, burnt-out PCs, and cracked screens -- a new generation of "self-healing" technologies could soon consign them to history.

June 24, 2014 -- Updated 0909 GMT (1709 HKT)

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Discover a dancing cactus field, basketball on the Hudson River, and mind-bending 3D projections on robotic screens.

May 23, 2014 -- Updated 1707 GMT (0107 HKT)

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Would you live there? Design student Peter Trimble says it's actually a surprisingly good idea.

May 14, 2014 -- Updated 1450 GMT (2250 HKT)

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Singing Tesla coils, musical ice cream, vegetables on drums... and this ball? Find out how "hackers" have created a new generation of instruments.

May 28, 2014 -- Updated 1643 GMT (0043 HKT)

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Technology has long learned from nature, but now it's going micro. "Cellular biomimicry" sees designers take inspiration from plant and animal cells.

April 9, 2014 -- Updated 1708 GMT (0108 HKT)

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Forget wearable tech, embeddable implants are here. Learn more about the pioneers who are implanting devices into their bodies.

May 7, 2014 -- Updated 1026 GMT (1826 HKT)

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We know how wearable tech can enhance our fitness lives but there's evidence that its most significant application is yet to come: the workplace.

April 10, 2014 -- Updated 0813 GMT (1613 HKT)

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Samsung's research unit announces new way to synthesize graphene, potentially opening the door to commercial production.

March 31, 2014 -- Updated 1215 GMT (2015 HKT)

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iRobot, creators of vacuuming robot Roomba reveal how they learned from secret experiments -- in space travel, minefields, and toys.

March 28, 2014 -- Updated 1623 GMT (0023 HKT)

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A light-bulb glowing in middle of a room with no wires attached. "It's the future," says Dr Katie Hall.

March 3, 2014 -- Updated 1626 GMT (0026 HKT)

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Knee replacements that encourage cells to regrow could soon be manufactured -- by spiders. Find out how.

February 14, 2014 -- Updated 1403 GMT (2203 HKT)

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Meet Chuck Hull: the humble American engineer who changed the world of manufacturing.

February 6, 2014 -- Updated 1448 GMT (2248 HKT)

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The key to self-knowledge? Or just the return of the phony "mood ring"? Check out our top mood-sensing technology in development.

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