It is not the louse we hate. Nor is it the mosquito, shirt tag, wool sweater, chicken pock, or sudden rash that torments us—the itching itself is what drives us mad. But finally, scientists have finally been able to identify the molecule that signals our brain to start scratching us raw—and removing it kills itchiness forever. But don't we itch for a reason? Read More >>

Since it touched down in August, Curiosity has been taking tonnes of pictures. We've already seen some of the best shots, but there's hundreds more where that came from. Fortunately, you can breeze through the whole nine months' collection in just one minute. Read More >>

It's not as exciting as seeing Big Dog or Petman in action, but infantry in the US Army should be happy now that DARPA's begun testing its Warrior Web support system. One day robotic exoskeletons will allow humans to easily lift and carry hundreds of pounds, but for the immediate future DARPA has set its sights on a more immediately achievable goal with what could be described as the future of supportive undergarments. Read More >>

The monstrously giant mechs of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim are controlled by two different people at the same time. The two pilots interact with the computer in Drift Space to control the giant mech and this featurette explains a little about how that works. Read More >>

When Kaiba Gionfriddo was born, his parents never expected to have to look on, helpless, as his windpipe collapsed daily and stopped him from breathing. They were desperate—so when a team of researchers suggested that a 3D printer could help, they leapt at the chance. Read More >>

This is truly unbelievable: Lego has built a 1:1 scale model of the X-Wing fighter using an astounding 5,335,200 bricks! It's as big as the real thing, capable of fitting the real Luke Skywalker — and Porkins. Read More >>

Microsoft's Kinect provided gamers with a hands-free way to play their favourite titles. But when the controller was removed from the situation, so was the haptic force feedback that can enhance gameplay. Most of us were ok with the tradeoff, but not the Imagineers at Disney Research who've come up with a way to provide tactile force feedback using nothing but targeted puffs of air. Read More >>

You can finally pre-order GTA V in standard, special, and the all-singing, all-dancing collectors edition, complete with blueprint map, cap, a key, bag, fancy steelbook case and box, plus oodles of extra in-game stuff, including the keys to the Atomic Blip so you can fly that sucker over Los Santos. Read More >>

When you search for something on Google, it knows what you're looking for even if you're not saying it exactly. Google search is smart like that. Like if you search for 'hilarious videos', Google will also show you results for 'funny videos' too (words that Google equates as synonyms pop up in bold in Google search results). Which is why it's troubling that Google thinks 'gayest' and 'worst' mean the same thing. Read More >>

They hear it through the entire movie, but most theatre goers don't pay close attention to one of the most important supporting players in a film: the soundtrack. It's as important for building tension and excitement as the actors' performances, and the Soundworks Collection took a closer look at what went into the music behind Star Trek Into Darkness. Read More >>

Hot on the heels of the all-powerful Titan's release just a few months ago, Nvidia is now plowing forward into its 700 series with the sweet new GTX 780. It's a Titan-esque bad-boy that's a little bit cheaper. Read More >>

Google's been logging data about hot trends ever since you started tip-tapping search terms into its front page, but now it's gone and made it look damn pretty with it. Read More >>

Okay, we're not going to beat around the bush -- today we're shoving you in the direction of a hundred quid, free of charge and in exchange for you having to do very little. Read More >>

Did you ever realise how silly 2D video game backgrounds are? Especially those in fighting games like Street Fighter 2 or Samurai Showdown. Random people watching you fight with random objects like planes and dogs around them, in random places of the world. Let's fight in an aquarium! Or an airport hangar! Or a gym filled with beefcakes! Read More >>

The HTC First, the disastrous Zucker-HTC mashup that's crashed and burned in the States, has had its UK launch delayed indefinitely. They're not even going to fulfil the three pre-orders that were placed. It was scheduled to come to the UK 'exclusively' with EE in the next few months, but now I guess Facebook addicts will have to click two extra buttons or install Facebook Home to get their stalking fill. The horror. Read More >>