Toys

Deadly attraction: Powerful neodymium magnets are sending children to the emergency department

Society & Community

Curious kid hospitalized after swallowing nearly 100 high-powered magnets

A 13-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after four days of abdominal pain – when he then admitted to doctors that he'd swallowed 80-100 small high-powered magnets. It's the latest in a trend that's more serious that what it may first appear to be.

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies’ new i-H2GO

Science

i-H2GO toy car runs on hydrogen, and is controlled by your smartphone

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has announced the availability of its new hydrogen-powered remote-control toy car, the i-H2GO.

The buckliball (left) and the toy that inspired its creation

Science

Collapsible “Buckliball” turns failure into functionality

MIT researchers have developed a new collapsible engineering structure, inspired by a toy.

The City Light Globe shows both Earth during the day and the world's city lights at night

Science

City Lights Globe shows how the Earth looks at night

The City Light Globe is a revolving globe that shows both Earth during the day and the city lights around the world at night as seen from orbit..

Space Toys' full scale lunar model replicas will set the buyer back a cool US$89,000.

Astronomy

Fancy your own full-scale lunar module?

Fans of the moon landings with money to burn can now custom order their own full scale lunar module replica.

Astronomy

Teddy Bears in space

Britain has launched two teddy bears into the stratosphere, in an experiment designed to study the effects of sub-zero temperatures on various space suits.