Simple inexpensive Pik'N Board adds percussion to your music

Simple inexpensive Pik'N Board adds percussion to your music: "For many of us, washing clothes by hand is no longer a necessity. Yet the simple ridged device used before the advent of washing machines is still in production today and continues to be used all over the world. Leaving soapy water well behind, the washboard found a new life in the hands of musicians playing everything from skiffle to dixieland, and jazz to blues. Solo guitar players can now provide their own inexpensive snare-like percussive accompaniment, by attaching a Pik'N Board to their instrument."

London 2012 Olympic velodrome completed

London 2012 Olympic velodrome completed: "One of the four permanent venues in the London Olympic Park, the velodrome was one of the last to be commissioned, and the first to be completed on time and on budget."

Loowatt creates energy and fertilizer from human waste

Loowatt creates energy and fertilizer from human waste: "Of all the things that people traditionally discard, one that most of us likely think the least about repurposing is human feces and urine. Sure, we recycle our plastic and paper, and compost our fruits and veggies, but ... that stuff? Actually, there are various worldwide projects aimed at using municipal raw sewage for things such as fertilizer or as a power source."

GoPano micro captures 360-degree video on iPhone

GoPano micro captures 360-degree video on iPhone: "If you've seen the rock video for Professor Green's Coming to Get Me, then you'll know just how fascinating 360-degree interactive video can be."

The World’s fastest Alfa Romeo: 190mph 600bhp 8C Spider

The World’s fastest Alfa Romeo: 190mph 600bhp 8C Spider: "Alfa Romeo was once one of the elite performance brands, winning the inaugural world racing championship in 1928 and the first two Formula One Championships in the 1950s. Nuvolari and Fangio are the most celebrated of the marque's race drivers, though one young racer founded a car company based on his Alfa Romeo Racing Team and went on to make a name for himself in another field – Enzo Ferrari."