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Amprius, a battery startup based in Silicon Valley, is making waves with a new kind of lithium-ion battery that stores around 20% more energy than batteries currently on the market. Unlike most battery breakthroughs that we write about on ExtremeTech, this one is actually here today: Amprius is already shipping its batteries to some smartphone makers, and has recently secured ...

Casey Rodgers/AP IMAGES FOR FUSE The Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently on tour following the release of their tenth studio album in 2011. They might need some extra socks. California funk-rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers – infamous for sometimes taking the stage with only tube socks covering their private parts – is reportedly joining headline act Bruno Mars ...

Courtesy of BioDigital The muscles and bones around the spinal column, as seen in the BioDigital Human app for iPad. Thanks to 3D mapping technology you can peek at Central Park, walk the Great Wall of China or even zoom in on the Big Dipper without leaving your sofa. Now a new map lets you explore locations much, much closer ...

FlynetUK/Flynetpictures.com Lottie Moss, right, appears in half-sis Kate’s wedding in July 2011. The now-16-year-old may be following in her supermodel sibling’s footsteps. Another Moss has entered the modeling world. Charlotte Moss, Kate’s 16-year-old half-sister, has officially been signed by Storm Model Management. RELATED: KATE MOSS IS NEW FACE OF ELEVEN PARIS The photogenic teen, who goes by “Lottie,” tweeted a ...

STR/AP Central African Republic president Michel Djotodia announced Friday he was stepping down. He is shown here after arriving Thursday at a regional summit in Chad on the future of his desperate country. Central African Republic’s interim leaders caved in to international pressure and resigned on Friday after failing to halt inter-religious violence, prompting street celebrations but also questions over ...

Jim Rogash/Getty Images The odds are in Tom Brady and the Patriots’ favor at home in Foxboro, Mass. COLTS AT PATRIOTS, GILLETTE STADIUM, 8 P.M.LINE: Patriots by 7TV: Ch. 2 (Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf)RADIO: WFAN-660 AM, 101.9 FM (Ian Eagle, Trent Green, Tony Boselli)FORECAST: Rain, with temperatures in the mid-50s and 17-20 mph winds. INJURY IMPACTPatriots LB Brandon Spikes (knee) ...

Toyota is not the first company to announce plans for a commercial fuel cell vehicle — Hyundai announced its Tucson SUV earlier this month for example — but it makes a compelling case for its new car. A four-seat sedan, the car is only called Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) for now. The FCV’s range is expected to be similar to ...

Out of all the weird, wacky devices and gizmos that have been releasing lately thanks to Kickstarter — Android gaming consoles, omnidirectional treadmills, 3D printing pens — only one really seems to be onto something big: the Oculus Rift. An affordable virtual reality headset, the Rift actually works as promised — something many other Kickstarter projects fail to do. Now, ...

The characters of Absolutely Fabulous would love this handbag filled with wine [MAIN – SOLENT & TOP RIGHT – EXPRESS & BOTTOM RIGHT – BBC] The heavy drinking comedy duo played by Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley would find this accessory which hides a 1.5 litre bottle of wine perfect. The stylish bag is available filled with red, white or ...

Christopher Polk/Getty Images for DirecTV Justin Timberlake had the top-selling CD of 2013, “The 20/20 Experience.” Perception: Young women rule modern pop — from Beyoncé and Miley to Katy and Rihanna. Reality: Men trounced women in CD sales this year by such a huge margin that only one female managed any mention in the entire Top Ten. And that sole ...