NASA Reveals the Weird and Wonderful Commercial Airliners of 2025 | Fast Company

NASA Reveals the Weird and Wonderful Commercial Airliners of 2025 | Fast Company: "NASA's contracted three of the biggest names in aircraft design to dream up the kind of airliner we'll see in 2025, and has just shown the initial concepts. They're weird, eco-friendly, and wonderful."

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GoPro + F18 = AWESOME

GoPro + F18 = AWESOME:

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Balloon Bursting Star Trek Original Series Phaser Shown in Action [Video] - How-To Geek

Balloon Bursting Star Trek Original Series Phaser Shown in Action [Video] - How-To Geek: "What do you do when attending a boring party that happens to have balloons as part of the decorations? Liven things up by pulling out a homemade replica phaser from the original Star Trek series! YouTube user RemixCB demonstrates the one he made in this quick demo video…"

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Ferrari's heritage evident in the Italo high-speed train

Ferrari's heritage evident in the Italo high-speed train: "Nuovo Transporto Viaggiatori (NTV), a company founded by a group of entrepreneurs headed by the president of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, has unleashed twenty five luxury high-speed trains on the Italian railways."

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5 Websites To Watch Educational Videos That Will Expand Your Mind

5 Websites To Watch Educational Videos That Will Expand Your Mind: "Watching videos is a fun and entertaining way to pass the time. If we were to watch every video available online, we could spend a lifetime. If you want to do more with your valuable time than watching shallow YouTube videos, dive into this article, which explores five websites that present fun, mind blowing, and advanced educational videos to expand your mind."

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Cadillac takes the dirt and grime out of self-serve gas stations with capless design

Cadillac takes the dirt and grime out of self-serve gas stations with capless design: "The 2013 Cadillac XTS, which will hit dealerships in a few weeks, is a hotbed of new technology and features for GM. The car is the launch vessel for everything from the CUE infotainment system to vibrating alert seats. This week, Cadillac has detailed a smaller but perhaps equally useful feature."

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Grand plans for asteroid mining unveiled by Planetary Resources

Grand plans for asteroid mining unveiled by Planetary Resources: "“I’m Chris Lewicki, and I’m an asteroid miner!” These were the opening words spoken by the President and Chief Engineer of Planetary Resources Inc., as the asteroid mining company emerged from three years of silent running to outline its plans to begin mining Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) within the decade."

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Cheap, stable, printable liquid solar cells developed

Cheap, stable, printable liquid solar cells developed: "Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed technology to cheaply produce stable liquid solar cells that can be painted or printed onto clear surfaces. The technology relies on solar nanocrystals that are around four nanometers in size - meaning you could fit more than 250 billion on the head of a pin. Their size allows them to be suspended in a liquid solution so they could be printed like a newspaper."

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New theory could help clear fusion power hurdle

New theory could help clear fusion power hurdle: "While solar power harnesses energy produced by the Sun, fusion power seeks to harness the very process used by the Sun to generate a practically limitless supply of clean electricity."

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Counterintuitive “LED-type” solar cell breaks efficiency record

Counterintuitive “LED-type” solar cell breaks efficiency record: "When you think of a solar cell, you probably think of something designed to absorb as much sunlight as possible. What you probably don't think of is something that is also capable of emitting light. Nonetheless, that’s exactly what a new prototype device designed more like an LED does, and it recently set an efficiency record for flat-plate single junction solar cells."

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Next-gen cargo ships could use 164-foot sails to lower fuel use by 30%

Next-gen cargo ships could use 164-foot sails to lower fuel use by 30%: "Of the world's nearly 45,000 cargo ships, many burn a low-grade bunker fuel in their engines and produce pollution equivalent to millions of automobiles. To help reduce that toxic load and keep the price of shipping freight reasonable, engineers at the University of Tokyo (UT) and a group of collaborators have designed a system of large, retractable sails measuring 64 feet (20 m) wide by 164 feet (50 m) high, which studies indicate can reduce annual fuel use on ships equipped with them by up to 30%."

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"If I wanted America to fail" - YouTube

"If I wanted America to fail" - YouTube: ""

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Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun! - YouTube

Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun! - YouTube: ""

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Cadillac road testing semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” technology

Cadillac road testing semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” technology: "While much work is being done to bring autonomous vehicles to the roads, the closest most of us have yet got is cruise control, which has actually been around since the 1950s, appearing as “Auto-Pilot” in 1958 Chryslers and Imperials. Now Cadillac is looking to update things with road testing currently underway on a semi-autonomous technology dubbed “Super Cruise” that offers fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving – under certain conditions."

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Acoustic wind pavilion makes music out of thin air

Acoustic wind pavilion makes music out of thin air: "Aeolus, a fascinating acoustic wind sculpture made by prolific Bristol artist Luke Jerram, is as much a feast for the ears as it is for the eyes. Named after the mythical Greek ruler of the four winds and built in conjunction with the University of Southampton's Institute of Sound and Vibration Research and the University of Salford's Acoustics Research Center, the giant aeolian wind harp is intended to inspire the public to learn more about the amazing things that can happen when engineering, acoustics and aerodynamics are blended together."

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620 bhp Eterniti Hemera super-SUV production engineering prototype in Beijing

620 bhp Eterniti Hemera super-SUV production engineering prototype in Beijing: "Boutique luxury carmaker Eterniti Motors is a London-based manufacturer of prestige performance automobiles. The company's first offering is named the Eterniti Artemis - a remanufactured Porsche Cayenne that will compete against the new SUVs from Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati in the luxury SUV segment."

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Urus concept signals Lamborghini’s (re)entry into luxury SUV segment

Urus concept signals Lamborghini’s (re)entry into luxury SUV segment: "When looking for a practical daily driver, Lamborghini probably isn’t the first name that springs to mind. But the company is looking to change all that with the Urus concept car it unveiled at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show. Intended to usher in a whole new product line and capitalize on the continuing popularity of SUVs, the Urus retains the aerodynamic lines for which the company is renowned while aiming to deliver the practicality of a family car."

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Video: First-Ever Albino Killer Whale Filmed Off Russian Coast

Video: First-Ever Albino Killer Whale Filmed Off Russian Coast: "Russian scientists claim they have spotted the first ever adult albino killer whale (or orca) in the wild. Albino orcas have been spotted before, but this is the first mature adult sighting. The whale was nicknamed “Iceberg.”"

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Innovative "lucky coin" building under way in China

Innovative "lucky coin" building under way in China: "By this time next year, a walk along the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China, will come with an unusual bonus: a view of the completed Guangdong Plastics Exchange research center/warehouse."

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U.S. Marine Corps takes delivery of latest V-22 Osprey

U.S. Marine Corps takes delivery of latest V-22 Osprey: "The tilt-rotor Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey program received a boost last week when the U.S. Marine Corps took delivery of the latest variant. The Osprey, which began development some 30 years ago,"

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Ferrari 250 GTO sells for more than US$30 million

Ferrari 250 GTO sells for more than US$30 million: "Resale value is one of the many factors to consider when buying a car. But for some serious return on automotive investment it's hard to beat the Ferrari 250 GTO. Produced from 1962 to 1964 by Ferrari for eligibility into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category, potential U.S buyers at the time not only had to fork out US$18,000,"

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A garden in a sack

A garden in a sack: "We made a garden in a burlap coffee sack to demonstrate a simple way to garden when you don't have much space (the link is to engineeringforchange.org's sack garden how-to guide). These garden sacks are popping up in impoverished urban neighborhoods in Kenya and other developing countries. They also work in small yards or on apartment balconies."

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Super Moon due to Appear on May 5th, 2012 [Video] - How-To Geek

Super Moon due to Appear on May 5th, 2012 [Video] - How-To Geek: "A Super Moon appears approximately once each year and the event is due to happen in early May this year. So here is your opportunity to plan ahead and get ready to enjoy some Lunar enhanced goodness."

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HemLoft treehouse is a quiet forest retreat ... if you can find it

HemLoft treehouse is a quiet forest retreat ... if you can find it: "Described by its creator as "a secret treehouse hiding in the woods of Whistler," in the Canadian province of British Columbia, the HemLoft is, unlike many buildings that describe themselves such, a treehouse in the truest sense: the entire weight of the egg-shaped structure is supported by the tree around which it is built. Though welcome to visitors - the right sort of visitors, at least - one first has to find it. And the ongoing story of the HemLoft's ever-widening profile is as compelling as the story of its construction - and it's a story with an uncertain ending."

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Siemens full-surface induction cooktop lets you arrange the pans wherever you like

Siemens full-surface induction cooktop lets you arrange the pans wherever you like: "Earlier this year at CES 2012, Siemens subsidiary Thermador unveiled its Freedom Induction Cooktop that allows pots and pans of various sizes to be placed anywhere on its surface instead of being constrained to fixed cooking zones. Now Siemens has shown its own full-surface induction cooktop that provides the same freedom of cookware placement."

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Flash Dock attaches iPhone to DSLR, raises camera's IQ

Flash Dock attaches iPhone to DSLR, raises camera's IQ: "The Flash Dock from Pocket Demo is a DSLR hot shoe device that physically connects your iPhone (or other smartphone) to your DSLR camera, boosting the IQ of the latter by some margin. "

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WWII water tower renovated into family abode

WWII water tower renovated into family abode: "Chateau D'eau by Belgian design studio Bham is a novel piece of architectural adaptation, renovating a piece of World War II-era infrastructure into a very modern and desirable family home."

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Chalktrail: Bike add-on combines cycling and sidewalk chalk art

Chalktrail: Bike add-on combines cycling and sidewalk chalk art: "Kids love creating art almost as much as they love getting out on their bikes, but with this approach choosing what to do doesn't have to be an either/or decision. The Chalktrail is an add-on which turns any bike or scooter into an artistic tool by holding a stick of chalk which is pressed to the ground behind you as you ride, leaving a colorful trail showing where you've been."

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Monstrous new SRT (Dodge) Viper at New York Motor Show

Monstrous new SRT (Dodge) Viper at New York Motor Show: "After a period when financial crisis threatened the very existence of Chrysler’s SRT performance brand, the company came back to the New York Motor Show with a fitting flagship, the brand-new Dodge... sorry - SRT Viper and Viper GTS. The original Viper was an outrageous and unsubtle statement of muscle-car intent that unfortunately was unable to hide its uncouth truck-based roots."

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Tupac Shakur resurrected as ultra-realistic "hologram" for live performance

Tupac Shakur resurrected as ultra-realistic "hologram" for live performance: "Last Sunday, attendees of the 2012 Coachella music festival were shocked when infamous rapper, Tupac Shakur, took the stage in the form of a hologram to give a live performance - quite a feat, considering the man has been dead for over 15 years. "

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Feadship's new 257-foot Hampshire II motoryacht launched

Feadship's new 257-foot Hampshire II motoryacht launched: "When Feadship Royal Dutch shipyards rolls, or rather, floats out one of its multi-million dollar superyachts, it does so with a lot of fanfare. Just last month, we covered the unveiling of their innovative Qi (Chi) concept vessel and now the megayacht builder has introduced its latest real-world effort, the 257-foot (78.50m) luxury motoryacht Hampshire II, which left the drydock at the company's Kaag, Netherlands, facility a few days ago.

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Sony's New SmartWatch Brings Android to Your Wrist | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Sony's New SmartWatch Brings Android to Your Wrist | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Do you find it too much of a hassle to pull out your phone every time you need to read a text or email? Well, luckily now you can just check your watch."

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Feature: Small modular nuclear reactors - the future of energy?

Feature: Small modular nuclear reactors - the future of energy?: "This year is an historic one for nuclear power, with the first reactors winning U.S. government approval for construction since 1978. Some have seen the green lighting of two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors to be built in Georgia as the start of a revival of nuclear power in the West, but this may be a false dawn because of the problems besetting conventional reactors."

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Modular home comes delivered in a 10 foot box and is assembled “like an IKEA house”

Modular home comes delivered in a 10 foot box and is assembled “like an IKEA house”: "House Arc, by Bellomo Architects, is a prefabricated off-the-grid housing solution that facilitates compact living. The project was originally designed as an environmentally sensitive and affordable method of housing that is not only functional but also attractive to the eye"

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Magnic Light claims new form of no-contact bicycle dynamo lighting

Magnic Light claims new form of no-contact bicycle dynamo lighting: "Despite the continuous advances being made in lithium-ion battery technology, many cyclists still prefer to use dynamo-powered lights on their bikes - there's no having to remember to recharge the batteries, no subsequent forgetting to put the light back on the bike, and no worrying about the batteries unexpectedly giving out mid-ride."

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Studio H:T's off-grid Shipping Container House

Studio H:T's off-grid Shipping Container House: "Studio H:T's Shipping Container House is, unsurprisingly, a house made from shipping containers - at least partially. But perhaps most impressive about the design is that it operates entirely off-grid."

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Bugatti releases promo video for world's fastest roadster

Bugatti releases promo video for world's fastest roadster: "As much as we love reading a spec sheet spouting figures such as 1,200-hp, nought to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 2.6 seconds, and a top speed of 255 mph (410 km/h), what we really want to see is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse in action."

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Adastra superyacht launches in China

Adastra superyacht launches in China: "Last July, we provided readers with specs and renderings of the Adastra superyacht, which was being constructed in China by boat builder John Shuttleworth. While it might have seemed like a fanciful concept at the time, yesterday the completed yacht was launched in China’s Pearl River."

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Monster Tajima preparing an electric race car for the 2012 Pike's Peak Hill Climb

Monster Tajima preparing an electric race car for the 2012 Pike's Peak Hill Climb: "He might look like a friendly old Japanese grandpa with a crazy giggle, but Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima is the undisputed king of the mountain that matters: Pike's Peak in Colorado. For the last six years, Monster has dominated one of the world's most spectacular and death-defying hill climb races in a series of ever-crazier souped-up Suzuki race cars."

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Porsche to show 420 bhp Cayenne GTS in Beijing

Porsche to show 420 bhp Cayenne GTS in Beijing: "Porsche is to debut another high performance variant of its Cayenne SUV at the important Auto China Show in Beijing on April 23. The Cayenne GTS will use a 309 kW V8 engine (15 kw more than the Cayenne S and 59 kW less than the Cayenne Turbo) but with a tauter chassis, lower ride height and more general sportiness than the S."

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NYX – an ultralight, collapsible cot and chair for camping and backpacking

NYX – an ultralight, collapsible cot and chair for camping and backpacking: "Not only does the NYX give you a place to sit, it doubles as a cot for when it's time to retire to the tent. It stands 5 inches (12.7 cm) off the ground, stretches just over 6 feet (185 cm) in length and holds weights up to 325 lbs (147.4 kg)."

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New "PowerPot" Can Cook Food and Double as a Portable Electric Generator

New "PowerPot" Can Cook Food and Double as a Portable Electric Generator: "Following the trend of new outdoors products that seek to provide multi-purpose tools for the “wired” outdoorsperson, the PowerPot has entered the fray. The product was designed by materials science engineers who are avid campers. The PowerPot works on the principle of the Seebeck effect - essentially, the thermoelectric generator at the base of the pot creates a voltage when there is a temperature difference between the two sides of the plate."

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Kirin topping drinks with "soft serve" frozen beer foam

Kirin topping drinks with "soft serve" frozen beer foam: "We've seen plenty of innovative ways to keep beer cold in recent months, with everything from a refrigerator with a built-in blast chiller to a can that cools itself at the push of a button. But these have all involved cooling the beer's container, leaving the liquid inside to warm up at the same rate as any other beverage."

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Digital handheld milling device lets you sculpt anything without screwing it up

Digital handheld milling device lets you sculpt anything without screwing it up: "Even if you think you're pretty handy with a chisel, often all it takes is one wrong angle or strike of the hammer to ruin an entire sculpting project. MIT's media lab has a solution - the FreeD is a handheld smart milling device that gives the artist creative control, but won't let you totally screw up your project with one wrong move."

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Swiss satellite being sent to clean up the mess in outer space

Swiss satellite being sent to clean up the mess in outer space: "NASA currently monitors approximately 17,000 pieces of space junk that are orbiting the earth at extremely high speeds. These odds and ends consist of things like dead satellites, spent rocket stages and parts that have broken off of spacecraft."

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Lockheed Martin unveils latest version of F-16 Fighting Falcon

Lockheed Martin unveils latest version of F-16 Fighting Falcon: "Since its introduction in 1978, over 4,450 F-16 Fighting Falcon's have been built, making it one of the most successful military aircraft of all time. Although it is no longer purchased by the U.S. Air Force (where it is scheduled to remain in service until 2025), improved versions are still being built by Lockheed Martin for 26 nations around the world."

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World Economic Forum lists top 10 emerging technologies for 2012

World Economic Forum lists top 10 emerging technologies for 2012: "Our goal here at Gizmag is to cover innovation and emerging technologies in all fields of human endeavor, and while almost all of the ideas that grace our pages have the potential to enhance some of our lives in one way or another, at the core are those technologies that will have profound implications for everyone on the planet."

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CST-100 capsule landing system tested in 11,000 foot drop test

CST-100 capsule landing system tested in 11,000 foot drop test: "Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace conducted a series of tests in September 2011 that saw the Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 mock capsule dropped from a specially designed horizontal rig to test the capsule’s airbags. These airbags are designed to cushion the capsule’s impact on landing and work in conjunction with three main parachutes that are deployed before the airbags are inflated. These parachutes were included in the latest test in which the capsule was dropped from an altitude of around 11,000 ft (3,353 m) to test these parachutes."

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Robosquirrels help with study of rattlesnakes

Robosquirrels help with study of rattlesnakes: "Rattlesnakes, beware! The next time you spot a succulent-looking squirrel, it might actually be a cold-hearted robot. More specifically, it might be a “robosquirrel,” created by UC Davis professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Sanjay Joshi. He built the robot squirrels as part of a study on rattlesnake behavior – a study which yielded some interesting results."

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Google X labs confirms augmented reality glasses project, releases video demo

Google X labs confirms augmented reality glasses project, releases video demo: "oogle X (Google's futuristic technology development lab) has pulled back the curtain on Project Glass, its program to develop truly useful augmented reality "Google glasses." Project Glass aims to design and refine augmented reality technology to help a user explore and share their world armed with a wealth of relevant information - not at their fingertips, but rather at the end of their nose."

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Nuclear UAV drones could fly for months at a time

Nuclear UAV drones could fly for months at a time: "Nuclear-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that would increase operational flight durations from days to months are a technological possibility today, according to a feasibility study undertaken last year by Sandia National Laboratories and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. A nuclear power supply would additionally double the availability of electrical power to onboard systems, including weaponry, the study found."

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Luxury campsite flies guests in via helicopter

Luxury campsite flies guests in via helicopter: "Camping in the wilderness may never be the same after a “glamped” experience at Minaret Station. Located in the heart of the Southern Alps in New Zealand, the site offers luxury tented glamping amid a picturesque glacial valley. The remote location is only accessible by air, where guests are flown in by helicopter before being escorted to their luxuriously furnished tented suite."

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Terrafugia Transition production prototype takes off

Terrafugia Transition production prototype takes off: "Of all the “flying car”-type vehicles currently in development, Terrafugia’s Transition Street-Legal Airplane is quite likely the one that’s closest to actual commercial availability. Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that on March 23rd, one of two production prototypes of the vehicle successfully completed its maiden flight."

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Custom-designed printable robots could be on the way

Custom-designed printable robots could be on the way: "Already, people are pretty excited at the idea of being able to create inanimate objects using a 3D printer. Imagine, though, if you could create and print an actual moving robot, using a printer-like device in a store. If a group of scientists taking part in a new project are successful, that’s exactly what you will some day be able to do."

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Doctor creates his own Tricorder

Doctor creates his own Tricorder: "If Star Trek has taught us anything, it's the importance of gathering as much information about the alien planet you've just been beamed onto as quickly as possible."

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PAL-V flying car makes successful first test flight

PAL-V flying car makes successful first test flight: "With the PAL-V last appearing on our pages way back in 2004, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this is just another flying car concept that never made it off the ground. But Dutch company PAL-V Europe NV has been busy in the past seven years having finalized the design concept in 2008 and testing a driving prototype in 2009. Now the flying-driving prototype has been put through its paces with video of the PAL-V’s recent successful maiden flight now released."

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Hermes spacecraft aims to join tourism space race

Hermes spacecraft aims to join tourism space race: "We’ve covered numerous projects seeking funding through Kickstarter but none as ambitious as the project from Phoenix, Arizona-based STAR (Space Transport and Recovery) Systems. Rather than looking to get yet another iPhone case off the ground, the STAR team is seeking funds to aid in development of its Hermes spacecraft that would compete against the likes of Virgin Galactic and Space Adventures in carrying private passengers and payloads into space"

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950 bhp Shelby 1000 to be unveiled in New York

950 bhp Shelby 1000 to be unveiled in New York: "If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to drive an American muscle car with enough horsepower to move a small continent, then Shelby American may have the answer. At the New York International Auto Show on April 5th, Carroll Shelby and his team will present their most powerful car to date - the 952 bhp Shelby 1000. And if that's not enough grunt, there’s a track version with over 1,100 bhp. Not a bad way to celebrate 50 years since the unveiling of the first Shelby Cobra."

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Coming to an e-book near you - LG's flexible e-paper display

Coming to an e-book near you - LG's flexible e-paper display: "Like most display manufacturers, LG has kept a finger in the flexible e-paper pie. Now, however, the company has announced that its six-inch XGA resolution Electronic Paper Display (EPD) is now in full production, and should be in devices bound for Europe within the next month."

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Lockheed Martin unveils latest version of F-16 Fighting Falcon

Lockheed Martin unveils latest version of F-16 Fighting Falcon: "Since its introduction in 1978, over 4,450 F-16 Fighting Falcon's have been built, making it one of the most successful military aircraft of all time. Although it is no longer purchased by the U.S. Air Force (where it is scheduled to remain in service until 2025), improved versions are still being built by Lockheed Martin for 26 nations around the world."

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WW2 German MP44! - YouTube

WW2 German MP44! - YouTube: ""

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Convert Your Truck into a Camper

Convert Your Truck into a Camper: "f you have a truck with a topper, this instructable will show you how to design and build a sleeping platform for the bed of your truck.  The platform will allow you to store your camping supplies underneath your bed and eliminate the need to set up a tent."

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