Floating tsunami capsule is designed to save lives

Floating tsunami capsule is designed to save lives: "New Cosmopower, a small Japanese company, has created a floating capsule to be used in the event of earthquakes or tsunamis. Following the devastating loss of life during the Tohoku earthquake in March this year, the "Noah" capsule was designed to preserve life in the face of another major catastrophe - just like its biblical namesake"

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Student-built electric car sets world land speed record of 155.8 mph

Student-built electric car sets world land speed record of 155.8 mph: "Brigham Young University (BYU) students are celebrating after setting a new land speed record for an electric car in the "E1" (under 1,100 lbs/499 kg) class. The record of 155.8 mph (250.7 km/h) set by the "Electric Blue" streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah was averaged over the two required qualifying runs, one of which saw the car reach a speed of 175 mph (281.6 km/h)."

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Experimental sub-$50 I-slate tablet proceeding to full-scale production

Experimental sub-$50 I-slate tablet proceeding to full-scale production: "Last year, a unique new educational device was tested with a group of school children. The device was the I-slate, an ultra-low-cost tablet computer that is being developed by the Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID), a joint venture of Houston's Rice University and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University."

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F-35B completes first vertical landing at sea

F-35B completes first vertical landing at sea: "The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has successfully made its first at-sea vertical landing. With Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred Schenk at the controls, the short-take-off-vertical -landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 touched-down on the deck of the USS Wasp on October 3 as part of an initial two week ship-trial period in which the aircraft's take-off and landing capabilities will be evaluated along with its ability to integrate with the ship's flight deck operations."

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New cloaking device is no mirage – but it's like one

New cloaking device is no mirage – but it's like one: "You have no doubt seen mirages on the distant surfaces of hot highways before, looking like pools of water shimmering on the asphalt."

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