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Hong Kong man builds Scarlett Johannson lookalike robot

Like innumerable children with imaginations fired by animated films, Hong Kong product and graphic designer Ricky Ma grew up watching cartoons featuring the adventures of robots, and dreamed of building his own one day. Unlike most, however, Ma has realised his childhood dream at the age of 42, by successfully constructing a life-sized robot from scratch on the balcony of his home.

Apr 1, 2016

Watch this incredibly complex wooden clock write out the time every minute

400-piece homemade clock is completely mechanical and writes the time in pen every minute.

Feb 12, 2016

Watch Leonardo da Vincis mechanical inventions come to life in a new Science Museum exhibition

39 accurate historical models based on machine sketches by da Vinci are now on display at the Science Museum.

Feb 10, 2016

EasyJet to trial worlds first water-powered hydrogen hybrid planes in 2016

Feb 1, 2016

Air Bonsai: â€˜Floatingâ€™ maglev trees achieves $500,000 on Kickstarter

Hoshinchu, a Japanese start-up in Southern Japan, has gathered over $500,000 (Â£349,000) in funding for its new project Air Bonsai. The cultivation of the miniature plant is an ancient Japanese botanical art, but the company has added a hint of modern technology to make the plant floats with the power of magnetic levitation.

Feb 1, 2016

Watch this real life Iron Man lift up a car using his homemade exoskelton

Canadian inventor lifts up a Mini Cooper with the help of his DIY super-strength suit.

Jan 27, 2016

Watch the worlds fastest Rubiks Cube robot solve puzzle in just one second

This mind-boggingly fast homemade robot smashes record to unscramble a Rubiks Cube.

Jan 25, 2016

Hyperloop: Elon Muskâ€™s supersonic 760mph train explained

IBTimes UK explains everything you need to know about the Hyperloop train envisioned by Elon Musk.

Jan 21, 2016

Derren Brown: Mentalist unveils Thorpe Park ride that will reinvent the ghost train

New Thorpe Park ride will open to the public in Spring 2016.

Jan 18, 2016

CES 2016: Best smart home technology products to upgrade your life

Smart home at CES

Jan 9, 2016

CES 2016: French startup unveils D-Vine Nespresso wine machine

The D-Vine is a machine that serves the perfect glass of wine, oxygenated and place at the right temperature.

Jan 8, 2016

Hyperloop CEO says 2016 is a breakthrough year

30 miles north of Las Vegas, in the middle of the desert, the future of high speed transportation is starting to take shape. According to Hyperloop Technologies CEO Rob Lloyd, this is the test site where a concept originated by Teslas Elon Musk becomes a viable option for high speed transportation. The site is called the Propulsion Open Air Test Facility and its where the company plans on testing its electric motors at high speeds.

Jan 7, 2016