New cancer treatment beats chemotherapy without the toxic side effects

New cancer treatment beats chemotherapy without the toxic side effects: "If a locked door must be opened, explosives can be used, but normally it is better to use a key. The conventional treatments for cancer, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, have a range of terrible side effects that resemble the use of explosives. Now a key has been found to treat various forms of leukemia and lymphoma with only very minor side effects. The drug ibrutinib has proven sufficiently safe and effective in early clinical tests by physicians at Ohio State University that it has been given breakthrough drug status by the FDA."

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How Life Will Be | Science Fiction Writers Tell All | Popular Science

How Life Will Be | Science Fiction Writers Tell All | Popular Science: "Pickle-jar technology hasn’t moved an inch in nearly three hundred years, and the cap on the jar in my hands won’t move either. The kids find it hilarious, and their fingers fly above the table as they sketch ghostly images for my benefit. My visual augments display their bright illusions in the air around me—there’s the framework of an unlikely Rube Goldberg device, along with a caricature of me caught in the grip of a huge anthropomorphic pickle jar about to twist my head off."

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Sharp unveils THX-certified, 70-inch Ultra HD television

Sharp unveils THX-certified, 70-inch Ultra HD television: "Sharp has opened CE Week in New York by unveiling a new flagship for its AQUOS line of televisions – the 70-inch AQUOS Ultra HD LED TV.

Boasting four times the pixel resolution of high definition displays, the new model makes use of its dual core processor to optimize the original picture quality which is then interpolated and upscaled to a "4k-like" 3840×2160 image."

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SRT releases $460,000 Viper GT3-R race car

SRT releases $460,000 Viper GT3-R race car: "First there was the 2013 SRT Viper. That Viper attacked time. Then SRT attacked the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Viper GTS-R. Now it's opening the races up to private teams and drivers with the Viper GT3-R."

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‘Magical’ Ultra-Waterproofing Spray Now Coming to a Hardware Store Near You | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘Magical’ Ultra-Waterproofing Spray Now Coming to a Hardware Store Near You | Video | TheBlaze.com: "Earlier this year, we wrote about an amazing demonstration of a water-repelling substance that kept any surface it was applied to clean and dry. Now, a similar concept is being brought to some local hardware stores under a popular paint and coatings brand."

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Even an Insect Expert Was ‘Terrified’ Confronting This Massive Wasp Nest | Video | TheBlaze.com

Even an Insect Expert Was ‘Terrified’ Confronting This Massive Wasp Nest | Video | TheBlaze.com: "A Florida entomologist — a fancy name for an insect expert — is giving an up close and personal look at a wasp nest that he estimates to data back to the time of the dinosaurs."

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Video: Tightrope Walk Across Grand Canyon Without Safeties | ActionHub

Video: Tightrope Walk Across Grand Canyon Without Safeties | ActionHub: "Seventh generation tightrope walker Nik Wallenda set out to walk across the Grand Canyon Sunday, and he succeeded. Wallenda crossed the 1,400-foot wire in just under 23 minutes as a national audience watched courtesy a live telecast on Discovery Channel."

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Rover electric scooter prepares to tackle road or dirt

Rover electric scooter prepares to tackle road or dirt: "Kick scooters like those from Razor can make first/last mile journeys a bit more fun, but they can also be hard work. If you've got a bit of time on your hands, and some technical know-how, you could funk it up a bit with an electric drive and chunky tires for both street and off-road action. "

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Self Freezing Coca-Cola (The trick that works on any soda!) - YouTube

Self Freezing Coca-Cola (The trick that works on any soda!) - YouTube: ""

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What is the Highest Point on Earth?

What is the Highest Point on Earth?: "If you ask people what is the highest point on Earth, the answer from most would be Mount Everest. Depending on how you measure the highest point, Everest is not right if you measure from the center of the Earth, and not from sea level."

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Supermoon 2013: Largest full moon of the year this Sunday

Supermoon 2013: Largest full moon of the year this Sunday: "The summer solstice is Friday, but that's not the only exciting sky event happening this weekend. When the sun goes down Sunday, make sure to step outside and look up to see a supermoon. What's that?"

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TwingTec aims to harvest wind power using kites

TwingTec aims to harvest wind power using kites: "Poised halfway between the complexity of Makani and the simplicity of SkySails, the TwingTec TwingKite (or simply Twing, short for tethered wing) uses an advanced lightweight construction to generate energy from the wind. It has been awarded 10,000 Swiss Francs by the Venture Kick start-up funding program."

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Vanquish Volante: The "best Aston Martin ever" gets topless

Vanquish Volante: The "best Aston Martin ever" gets topless: "A year ago, Aston Martin revived the Vanquish nameplate. Now it's sliced the roof off the coupe to bring the "thrill of open top motoring to the super GT class." If the Vanquish is "the best Aston ever," as Aston Martin calls it, it follows that the 2014 Vanquish Volante is the best Aston convertible."

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In pictures: Paris Air Show 2013

In pictures: Paris Air Show 2013: "The 50th edition of the Paris Air Show kicked off with a bang on Monday, but rather than the rumbling of huge jet engines the din came courtesy of thunderstorms and torrential rain. Thankfully the dark skies cleared quickly and despite more bursts of wet weather throughout the week, there has been plenty of blue sky to provide a backdrop for the daily aerial displays. Here's our look at the highlights from Le Bourget airport, both on the ground and in the air."

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Why Can't I Charge All Gadgets From The Same Charger? [MakeUseOf Explains]

Why Can't I Charge All Gadgets From The Same Charger? [MakeUseOf Explains]: "Years ago, at my previous job, my boss came into the office and asked a group of us if we had a spare cellphone charger. As everyone scrambled to help the boss out by offering their own cellphone charger, I pondered for a moment how odd it was that no one was bothering to ask him what model of phone he was using."

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Diogene micro home pushes the boundaries for off-the-grid tiny living

Diogene micro home pushes the boundaries for off-the-grid tiny living: "Italian architect Renzo Piano has gone from building Europe’s tallest building (the Shard in London) to one of its smallest. Finally completing his career-long dream of building a micro house that only measures 7.5 sq m (81 sq ft), Piano’s single-occupancy unit has been added to the gardens of the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Dubbed “Diogene,” the small structure is named in honor of the Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, who was said to have abandoned all worldly luxuries and conventions for the simplicity of living in a large ceramic jar."

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EADS unveils its vision for the future of aviation

EADS unveils its vision for the future of aviation: "EADS has once again taken to the Paris Air Show to present a vision of commercial aviation in 2050. Developed in partnership with Rolls-Royce to increase the efficiency of future airliners, its E-Thrust concept is a hybrid electric propulsion system that EADS says could cut fuel consumption, emissions and noise. EADS and Airbus have baked the E-Thrust into an aircraft design, which EADS calls the eConcept."

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Pardo's Push: McDonnell F4 Phantom - YouTube

Pardo's Push: McDonnell F4 Phantom - YouTube: ""

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The Best Trails in America | Men's Health

The Best Trails in America | Men's Health: "t's a sad fact that 99% of visitors to the Grand Canyon never step below the rim. But that just means fewer tourists if you do take the plunge, especially if you follow this rugged South Rim loop."

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Sukhoi SU-35 fighter has all the right moves at Paris Air Show

Sukhoi SU-35 fighter has all the right moves at Paris Air Show: "The Paris Air Show this week hosted the first foreign demonstration of the Russian supermaneuverable multirole fighter the Sukhoi Su-35. The specific aircraft on show is the latest iteration of the aircraft, designated Su-35S, 48 of which have been allocated to the Russian Air Force as they roll off the production line between 2011 and 2015. Visitors to the air show were treated to a display of the Su-35's impressive aerobatics, including a demonstration of the breathtaking Pugachev's Cobra maneuver."

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Speed record: Eurocopter X3 hits 255 knots

Speed record: Eurocopter X3 hits 255 knots: "Eurocopter has announced a new pair of speed records set by its hybrid helicopter demonstrator, the X3. Piloted by Hervé Jammayrac, the X3 reached a level flight speed of 255 knots (472 km/h) over the south of France on June 7, eclipsing the 250 knots (463 km/h) set by Sikorsky's X2 demonstrator back in 2010. The X3 reached 263 knots (487 km/h) several days beforehand, achieved during a dive rather than level flight, also besting the X2's record in descent – by a single knot."

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Flying bicycle gets off the ground in Prague

Flying bicycle gets off the ground in Prague: "That iconic flying bike scene from the film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial has been relegated to the annals of pop culture science fiction for far too long now. Fortunately, three Czech companies with the support of France's Dassault Systemes have just conducted the first test flight of their own two-wheeled, airborne vehicle, dubbed the "F-Bike.""

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Radical Pininfarina Sergio concept moving toward production

Radical Pininfarina Sergio concept moving toward production: "he world usually sees cars like the Pininfarina Sergio at a few select international auto shows during the debut year. Then the outlandishly-styled cars retire to their designers' headquarters and museums, peeping out every so often for special events and shows. Sometimes they fetch millions at auctions. But the wildly impractical, often beautiful design exercises don't usually enter production. It's looking like the Sergio will be an exception to the rules."

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Bike light knows when you're riding, when you're braking, and how dark it is outside

Bike light knows when you're riding, when you're braking, and how dark it is outside: "While it’s important for cyclists to run a set of lights when they’re riding after dark, using lights in the daytime also helps make them more visible to drivers. That said, the chances are pretty high that daytime cyclists could forget and leave their lights on when they finish their ride ... plus, they’d go through batteries a lot quicker. Estonian inventor Indrek Rebane has already got those things covered, with his Velodroom “smart” tail light."

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Porsche's $900 Go-Kart ... for kids only!

Porsche's $900 Go-Kart ... for kids only!: "Porsche has traditionally targeted professional males between the ages of 21 and 60, but the all important demographic between the ages of 5 and 8 has not been completely ignored. Porsche’s Go-Kart is the latest effort to appeal to this budding market."

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Airbus A350 XWB takes to the air for the first time

Airbus A350 XWB takes to the air for the first time: "Seven years after plans for the Airbus A350 XWB (extra wide body) were first revealed at the Farnborough Air Show in 2006, the aircraft took to the air for the first time on June 14. The maiden flight saw the aircraft in the skies of southwestern France for four hours and five minutes before returning to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport."

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Google Announces Project Loon: Balloon-Powered Internet For Remote Areas

Google Announces Project Loon: Balloon-Powered Internet For Remote Areas: "Google X, the secretive lab behind projects like Google Glass and Google’s self-driving cars, announced its latest project today: balloon-powered Internet access for those areas of the earth where regular terrestrial Internet isn’t a good option. Earlier this week, Google started testing these balloons, which are meant to provide Internet access comparable to 3G networks while sailing the stratospheric winds, in New Zealand."

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Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy | Fast Company

Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy | Fast Company: "Pedicure costs drop 50% overnight. A pair of socks lasts twice as long. But Hugh Herr, the director of the Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab, goes a step further. "It's actually unfair," Herr says about amputees' advantages over the able-bodied. "

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MTV Geek – This Prototype Hoverbike Could Land In A Year!

MTV Geek – This Prototype Hoverbike Could Land In A Year!: "It was bound to happen sooner or later and we’re so happy it finally has. An Australian man by the name of Chris Malloy has built a functioning prototype of what can only be called a Hoverbike. It may not be the Speeder or Swoop bike Star Wars had us fantasizing about all these years, but there’s no denying the cool factor."

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Power Pocket prototype uses body heat to charge a smartphone

Power Pocket prototype uses body heat to charge a smartphone: "Vodafone is to trial prototype phone-charging technology at the Isle of Wight festival this weekend. Developed by the University of Southampton's Electronics and Computer Science Department, the Power Pocket exploits the Seebeck effect, exploiting the difference in temperature between the human body and its surroundings to generate an electrical current which can be used to recharge a smartphone. Vodafone has woven the pocket into a sleeping bag (called Recharge) and a pair of shorts (called Power shorts) to test the technology."

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Bentley GT3 race car will use V8 engine

Bentley GT3 race car will use V8 engine: "Bentley stormed into last year's Paris Motor Show with a hardcore, race-ready version of its Continental GT, announcing its return to racing after a decade of absence. The Continental GT3 Concept Racer didn't yet have an official engine, and it was unclear whether Bentley would go with a W12 or use its newer, more efficient V8. This week, Bentley said that it will be the 4.0-liter V8"

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NRJA reveals plans for an off-the-grid foldable geodesic dome house

NRJA reveals plans for an off-the-grid foldable geodesic dome house: "Latvian architectural firm NRJA has revealed its plans to produce an off-the-grid geodesic dome with an interior that looks like it should be inside a luxury two-story home. The team of young architects, with an average age of 25, has come up with a compelling design which is set to hit production in the coming months."

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NRJA reveals plans for an off-the-grid foldable geodesic dome house

NRJA reveals plans for an off-the-grid foldable geodesic dome house: "Latvian architectural firm NRJA has revealed its plans to produce an off-the-grid geodesic dome with an interior that looks like it should be inside a luxury two-story home. The team of young architects, with an average age of 25, has come up with a compelling design which is set to hit production in the coming months."

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UltraRope could make kilometer-high elevators possible

UltraRope could make kilometer-high elevators possible: "As architects continue to design taller and taller buildings, a certain limitation of elevators is going to become more of a problem – using traditional steel lifting cables, they can’t go farther than 500 meters (1,640 ft) in one vertical run."

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Czechs Test Flying Bike - Three companies show off prototype

Czechs Test Flying Bike - Three companies show off prototype: "AP) – Is it a bike? Is it a plane? Three Czech companies have teamed up to make a prototype of an electric bicycle that successfully took off today inside an exhibition hall in Prague and landed safely after a remote-controlled, five-minute flight."

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Nevada company launches silent Sky Sentinel UAV airship

Nevada company launches silent Sky Sentinel UAV airship: "UAV’s, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, tend to face two issues – not being able to stay on station for long periods, and carrying enough of a payload to be useful. Nevada outfit Airship Manufacturing is introducing a new line of UAV airships, called Sky Sentinels, that promise larger payloads with greater endurance, as well as being adaptable, modular, and economical to operate. And they do this without any wings."

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Handmade Vencer Sarthe supercar headed for Salon Privé

Handmade Vencer Sarthe supercar headed for Salon Privé: "Established less than three years ago, Dutch company Vencer hasn't wasted any time in realizing its boutique supercar-manufacturing aspirations. Having first been shown off in Monaco this past April, the mid-engined, 200 mph, Vencer Sarthe is now penciled in for a UK appearance at Salon Privé in the photogenic grounds of Syon House."

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Peugeot prepares its most powerful model ever for Goodwood

Peugeot prepares its most powerful model ever for Goodwood: "Moving from concept to reality, the Peugeot RCZ R is being readied for its official world debut at next month's Goodwood Festival of Speed. The new model adds a little kick to the RCZ sports car, delivering a package that the French automaker calls its most powerful street car ever."

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Metamaterials breakthrough could lead to the first wide-spectrum optical invisibility cloak

Metamaterials breakthrough could lead to the first wide-spectrum optical invisibility cloak: "o make a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak requires the use of materials that have what's known as a negative refractive index over all optical wavelengths, from red to violet. However, the artificially-structured optical materials from which cloaks are made thus far have been restricted to a very narrow range of optical wavelengths, limiting their ability to cloak over a range of colors"

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Clip-Air project envisages modular aircraft you can board at a railway station

Clip-Air project envisages modular aircraft you can board at a railway station: "Air travel today is a nightmare of long drives to crowded airports, long queues that move at a snail's pace, and long, boring waits in identical lobbies drinking overpriced coffee. It would be so much easier and less frustrating if catching a plane were like catching a train."

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ParaShoot hangs around to record your life

ParaShoot hangs around to record your life: "A lot of people will tell you that while it’s nice to have videos of your activities, the hassle of having to run the camera can detract from your enjoyment of those very activities. You could use a head-mounted camera like a Looxcie or even the one incorporated into Google Glass, although not everyone wishes to look so ... cyborg-like. That’s where the pendant-style smartphone-controlled ParaShoot comes into play."

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Sony's PS4 details: cheaper than Xbox One, allows used games and offline mode

Sony's PS4 details: cheaper than Xbox One, allows used games and offline mode: "When looking at the two big next-gen consoles, you could easily argue that the Xbox One has the more compelling feature set. Improved Kinect, TV integration, seamless multitasking ... it's a tantalizing offer sheet from Microsoft. But the Xbox One also has a not-so-compelling list of restrictions. Today Sony cleared up several questions about the PlayStation 4, announcing that it's both more liberated than the Xbox One, and a bit easier on the wallet."

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Tesla to dramatically expand Supercharger network

Tesla to dramatically expand Supercharger network: "Tesla Motors, makers of fine electric performance vehicles, recently surprised the mainstream with news its Model S performance sedan had surpassed Mercedes S-Class, Audi A8 and BMW 7-series in sales for the first quarter in the US. For a company that only released the Model S last June, "

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Forget 3D-printed Guns, Build a Potato Bazooka | OutdoorHub

Forget 3D-printed Guns, Build a Potato Bazooka | OutdoorHub: "In the midst of all the controversy surrounding 3D-printed guns, Joerge Sprave of The Slingshot Channel has come up with an alternative: the potato bazooka."

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Hand-built Pocket Shelter micro home ready to hit the road

Hand-built Pocket Shelter micro home ready to hit the road: "Following in the footsteps of the Tiny Leaf and Tiny Tack homes, self-professed design geek Aaron Maret has finally completed his very own micro home on wheels. The Pocket Shelter home has been five years in the making, and Maret’s labor of love has paid off with a cozy portable eco-retreat ready for adventures around the United States."

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Segway-like robots designed to help firefighters and save lives

Segway-like robots designed to help firefighters and save lives: "“Quick, send in the robots!” Far-fetched as it may sound, fire-fighting robots are indeed coming closer and closer to common use. While some of them are intended to actually put out the flames, others are designed more to scout out structures before human firefighters enter, letting those people know how to safely get around and where to concentrate their efforts."

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The Chevy SS: The new sedan with Corvette soul

The Chevy SS: The new sedan with Corvette soul: "It has the Corvette and it has the Camaro, but since slicing Pontiac back in 2010, GM has lacked a non-premium rear-drive performance sedan in that same vein. The 2009 Pontiac G8, particularly the LS3 V8-powered GXP version, was the last car to fill that niche. The all-new Chevy SS puts the rear-drive performance sedan back in General Motors."

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Mind-controlled quadcopter flies using imaginary fists

Mind-controlled quadcopter flies using imaginary fists: "Researchers at the University of Minnesota have done away with all that tedious joystick work by developing a mind-controlled quadcopter. It may seem like the top item of next year’s Christmas list, but it also serves a very practical purpose. Using a skullcap fitted with a Brain Computer Interface (BCI), the University's College of Science and Engineering hopes to develop ways for people suffering from paralysis or neurodegenerative diseases to employ thought to control wheelchairs and other devices."

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Spinpod rotates your smartphone when the panoramic urge strikes

Spinpod rotates your smartphone when the panoramic urge strikes: "The continuous panorama function on digital cameras and smartphones can create stunning photographs in the right hands. But, to get that shot just right, those hands need to be steady. The Spinpod is a portable motion control unit which is designed to make creating panoramas easier, while removing the need for you to spin on the spot."

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The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time - Popular Mechanics

The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time - Popular Mechanics: "Cinema exists to project our dreams. Science-fiction cinema exists to project our most creative dreams—time-travel, alternate worlds, expanded consciousness, and more. That's why we're science-fiction maniacs and why we gathered up our top 100 movies. And if your favorite isn't on here, we want to hear about it. Warning: Here be spoilers. (For more great science fiction, check out The 50 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever.)"

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Printing off the paper - MIT Media Relations

Printing off the paper - MIT Media Relations: "CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Imagine being able to “print” an entire house. Or a four-course dinner. Or a complete mechanical device such as a cuckoo clock, fully assembled and ready to run. Or a printer capable of printing … yet another printer?"

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hope you’re not too tired to read this… | clayzmama says......

hope you’re not too tired to read this… | clayzmama says......: "Check this out!  As many curbs as I’ve hit, I might just need these tires!  Resilient Tech has been testing these out for some time now, developing them for the military."

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Watch The World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solving Robot | Qualcomm Spark

Watch The World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solving Robot | Qualcomm Spark: "Dubbed the Cubestormer II, the world’s fastest Rubik’s Cube–solving robot drew big crowds in the exhibit area at the 2013 FIRST Competition in St. Louis (a robotics competition for kids ages 6 to 18). Built and programmed by UK-based Mike Dobson and David Gilday, the robot is constructed from four Lego Mindstorm NXT kits, controlled by a tricked-out Android app running on a smartphone. "

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Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality

Stratolaunch air launch system for spacecraft comes closer to reality: "Back in December of 2011, Stratolaunch Systems announced that it was designing a new air launch system for both manned and unmanned spacecraft. Among other things, that system would require the construction of what would be the world’s largest aircraft. While some people might understandably be skeptical of such grand plans ever seeing the light of day, the company recently announced that a couple of important milestones have been reached that bring the project closer to fruition."

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Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM

Big Brother is here, and his name is PRISM: "If there was any doubt that George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was a prophetic piece of fiction, you can pretty much put that to rest. The more skeptical among us have claimed for years that, in the age of the internet, nobody has real privacy. During the last 24 hours, those fears emerged from the shadows. Details leaked of the secret US National Security Agency (NSA) program called PRISM, which may as well have been called Big Brother."

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Porsche's iconic 911 celebrates 50 years with a limited edition facelift

Porsche's iconic 911 celebrates 50 years with a limited edition facelift: "With over 820,000 Porsche 911s being built and sold over the past fifty years, one could say the model has been a bit of a hit. Since 1963 Porsche’s very much iconic model (and we can use iconic here in proper context) has been the mainstay of the German automaker's performance hut. Now fifty years on it seems only fitting for the company to celebrate the car with the release of its 911 50th Anniversary Edition."

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Susan Fogwell: Yellowstone Travel Tips

Susan Fogwell: Yellowstone Travel Tips: "If you want to experience sheer, jaw-dropping American beauty, take a guided tour of the remarkably diverse Yellowstone National Park. With wildlife at almost every turn, Yellowston is one of the world's foremost wildlife sanctuaries. After visiting, you'll undoubtedly have a new appreciation of nature and wildlife. Have your camera ready to capture bison, moose, osprey, elk, coyotes and river otters, not to mention frequently seen black bears and grizzlies. Along with wildlife sightings, the most popular park visits include the geysers and hot springs, Yellowstone Lake, Upper and Lower Falls, and, of course, Old Faithful."

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Defined by Water: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | ActionHub

Defined by Water: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | ActionHub: "The miles add up quickly as we’re outlined by four of the five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie. Factor in island shoreline, and the number grows to 3,288 miles of Great Lakes waterfront. For comparison, that number’s close to the distance from Detroit to Juneau."

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Cheap, Sturdy, 1-Hour Quadcopter

Cheap, Sturdy, 1-Hour Quadcopter: "Here's a quadcopter build that we did in under an hour to win a bet.  We've got some experience building and took some shortcuts (such as using a flight controller from another unit, saving us the time of having to configure it), but I think it's reasonable to say that most makers could build this frame and get everything installed in a day, and still have some time left over to start flying it."

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The 800-hp Zonda Revolucion ends an era (for now)

The 800-hp Zonda Revolucion ends an era (for now): "After close to a decade and a half, including a run of super-limited editions and one-offs, Pagani has released its final Zonda. Or so it seems. A "car designed to amaze both on the track and in a car collection," the Zonda Revolucion brings the legendary line to a close with a bang."

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FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms? | Popular Science

FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms? | Popular Science: "Raindrops are to mosquitoes what falling VW Beetles would be to humans. Yet incredibly--maddeningly--mosquitoes survive rainstorms all the time. How?
By Meghan CeteraPosted 06.05.2013 at 10:00 am8 Comments"

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Researchers Unveil A Thought-Controlled Drone | Popular Science

Researchers Unveil A Thought-Controlled Drone | Popular Science: "Researchers at the University of Minnesota today revealed a drone that can be controlled merely by thought, and that's not even the coolest thing about it. Published in the Journal of Neuro Engineering, the project has implications in everything from unmanned vehicles to paraplegic mobility."

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Woman Attempts Second Solo Row Across the Pacific Ocean | ActionHub

Woman Attempts Second Solo Row Across the Pacific Ocean | ActionHub: "As of her last phonecast, 26-year-old Sarah Outen is somewhere in the North Pacific battling to keep her small ship above the waves. Currently she is only a quarter into her journey to reach Canada from Japan by a customized rowboat, a quest that will take her across 4,500 miles of open ocean. For this monumental feat she is completely alone."

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Hoverbike soon to become a reality | Ubergizmo

Hoverbike soon to become a reality | Ubergizmo: "If you’ve always wanted to glide around the air on a hoverbike, it looks like those day dreams could turn into reality soon. An Australian mechanical designer, Chris Malloy, has been hard at work over the past two and a half years in his garage creating the Hoverbike. Designed to fly above the ground with the use of two giant propellers, the Hoverbike is just like how we imagined – though not as sleek or futuristic-looking as the ones found in Star Wars."

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Touch Effects

Touch Effects:

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The Amazing Hyper Matrix Wall

The Amazing Hyper Matrix Wall:

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Solar Impulse deploys inflatable hangar for the first time

Solar Impulse deploys inflatable hangar for the first time: "Finding hangars to house an aircraft with a wingspan greater than a Boeing 787 Dreamliner is no easy task when planning a round-the-world journey. That’s why the Solar Impulse team designed an inflatable mobile hangar to be used on the Solar Impulse’s planned 2015 circumnavigation of the globe. After a storm damaged the hangar that was to host the solar-powered aircraft at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, the team was forced to deploy the structure for the first time to keep the 2013 Across America mission on schedule."

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Honda builds 130 mph fire-spitting lawn mower | Crave - CNET

Honda builds 130 mph fire-spitting lawn mower | Crave - CNET: "British TV series "Top Gear" is known for building some pretty outlandish automotive creations. The latest in that lineage is a Honda FH2620 mower. That doesn't sound very exciting until you learn just how heavily modified it is, from the tires to the engine."

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Online webcams to visit places you want to see

Online webcams to visit places you want to see: "One of the really amazing things about the internet, you can travel by webcam to places that you want to see, anytime you want. There are millions of webcams out there, "

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How To Be More Productive When Working From Home

How To Be More Productive When Working From Home: "No, Marissa Mayer hasn’t blown the whistle at me yet. I am still perfectly well ensconced in my own chair, in my own room, and drinking coffee in my own mug. The second reason is that I don’t work for Yahoo. I work for MakeUseOf.com and like our legion of readers, we authors are also spread around the world. But that’s not to say I don’t know what life is like on the other side of the “Iron Curtain”. 10 years of copious sweat has flowed in corporate cubicles."

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Bath University uses bacteria for self-healing concrete

Bath University uses bacteria for self-healing concrete: "ou’d think that concrete would last forever. After all, it’s pourable stone, so it should hang around as long as the Rock of Gibraltar. But, under the right (or wrong) conditions, concrete decays with alarming speed. To combat this, researchers at the University of Bath in the UK are working on a self-healing concrete that uses bacteria to seal the cracks that lead to decay. In this way, they hope to cut down on maintenance costs and increase the life of concrete structures."

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Even when stitched together, graphene remains the strongest known material

Even when stitched together, graphene remains the strongest known material: "A study conducted at Columbia University has revealed that even when stitched together from much smaller fragments, large sheets of graphene still retain much of their mechanical properties. The discovery may be a crucial step forward in the mass-production of carbon nanotubes that could be used to manufacture flexible electronics, ultra-light and strong materials, and perhaps even the first space elevator."

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Fluffy Stuff - two ingredient play-dough

Fluffy Stuff - two ingredient play-dough: "What do you get when you mix shaving cream with corn starch?

You get fluffy stuff (a mold-able play-with-me dough) that could be used to make summer snowballs.

I don't know if I found a cheaper way to entertain a group of children ranging from seven to two for an hour."

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Amelia Earhart’s Plane Believed to Have Been Found | ActionHub

Amelia Earhart’s Plane Believed to Have Been Found | ActionHub: "A recent announcement from The International Group of Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) revealed that the wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s 1937 flight might have finally been found."

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2014 Corvette stings a little harder with 460 horsepower

2014 Corvette stings a little harder with 460 horsepower: "When Chevy introduced the 2014 Corvette Stingray at the 2013 North American International Auto Show, it estimated that it would have 450 horsepower, making it the most powerful standard Corvette ever. As it turns out, it's even more powerful. Chevy released the official SAE-certified ratings this week, which show the new Corvette battling the highway with up to 460 ponies."

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Saker S-1: Military-inspired personal jet aims to reach Mach 0.99

Saker S-1: Military-inspired personal jet aims to reach Mach 0.99: "In the business world, time is money (and bragging rights). In April, the Citation X took said rights from the Gulfstream G650 with its maximum speed of Mach 0.935. Another contender could soon be on the tarmac in the form of the Saker S-1. With a design inspired by military fighter jets, US-based Saker Aircraft says its S-1 will cruise at Mach 0.95 and reach a top speed of Mach 0.99."

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WiFi-controlled multi-color light gives photos some Kick

WiFi-controlled multi-color light gives photos some Kick: "Not long ago we reviewed Photojojo’s Pocket Spotlight, a compact LED light source for use with smartphone cameras – or even with stand-alone cameras, for that matter. While the Spotlight just provides a single intensity of “white” light, the company’s new Kick is considerably fancier. It can be remotely-controlled via an iPhone app, and set to any color under the rainbow."

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Graphene-based image sensor to enhance low-light photography

Graphene-based image sensor to enhance low-light photography: "A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has developed a new image sensor from graphene that promises to improve the quality of images captured in low light conditions. In tests, it has proved to be 1,000 times more sensitive to light than existing complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) or charge-coupled device (CCD) camera sensors in addition to operating at much lower voltages, consequently using 10 times less energy."

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Drayson Racing sets sights on EV land speed record

Drayson Racing sets sights on EV land speed record: "When Drayson Racing Technologies and Lola Cars introduced the B12 69/EV last year, the electric race car promised to be one of the fastest of its kind. Six months later, it set a record at the Goodwood Hillclimb, and it's now gunning for an even bigger record. Drayson announced this week that it plans to make an attempt at an FIA electric land speed record within a month. It will try to best the 175 mph (282 km/h) mark that was set back in 197"

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Build model Rockets you can fly

Build model Rockets you can fly: "When I was a kid, building and flying model rockets was one of my favorite things to do. My friends and I spent many hours building the model rockets, then taking them to the park and flying them. The best thing about model rockets then and now, the cost."

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