The boundaries between ourselves and the world's frontiers are diminishing. Astronaut Chris Hadfield used his online presence during his time on the International Space Station to let the public discover the wonders of space for themselves.

Prime Air is Amazon's ambitiously futuristic delivery service currently in testing. If all goes to plan, by 2015 customers ordering items up to 2.2kg will be able to receive their purchases within 30 minutes of ordering them.

Technology has become an unparalleled part of every aspect of our lives, dominating our work, our social lives, our hobbies and even our healthcare. But at what point does our changing relationship with technology become a problem? And how do we fix it?

With Virgin Galactic readying its engines for take-off and global brands like Google and Unilever powering a new space race, businesses are taking customers to the final frontier by evoking a basic human emotion: 'awe'.

In the hunt for clicks, likes, shares and tweets, few brands have achieved the unique success of Red Bull, the energy drink that's fast becoming a global media powerhouse by creating content so compelling it’s impossible to avoid.

A German non-profit has created an autonomous 'octocopter' that can carry a defibrillator and could get to patients faster than an ambulance. Optimised for remote areas, the drone is called in though a smartphone app that sends GPS coordinates.

In response to the expensive nature of military equipment, MITRE has launched Razor, an app controlled drone that can be 3D printed for $2,000. With greater access to such devices, the opportunities for amateur drone culture are growing.

Many Germans object to a proposal by the railway operator Deutsche Bahn that would see small drones patrolling the rail yards by night to catch graffitists. German unease over unauthorised prying also forced Google to blur images of people's homes.