Sintercore creates first commercial 3D printed metallic firearm component

Sintercore creates first commercial 3D printed metallic firearm component: "Michigan-based Sintercore is billing its Auxetik (pronounced Aug-ZETIK) as the first commercial 3D printed firearm muzzle brake. Made of Inconel alloy using a laser additive manufacturing process, the Auxetik is designed to tame the recoil and muzzle rise of AR-15 pistols chambered for .223 caliber (5.56x45mm) NATO rounds."

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Scientists make "Impossible Material" ... by accident

Scientists make "Impossible Material" ... by accident: "In an effort to create a more viable material for drug delivery, a team of researchers has accidentally created an entirely new material thought for more than 100 years to be impossible to make. Upsalite is a new form of non-toxic magnesium carbonate with an extremely porous surface area which allows it to absorb more moisture at low humidities than any other known material. "

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What are Tardigrades

What are Tardigrades: "The toughest creature on earth is likely one that you have never heard of, it’s called a Tardigrade, also commonly referred to as a water bear, or moss piglet. This creature is about .039 of an inch long full when full grown, it's small but tough. "

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The best muscle cars and what they are worth

The best muscle cars and what they are worth: "Every boy, and a lot of girls growing up, have a dream car, or a special car that you think, one day your going to have one of those. You picture yourself driving down the road, you hear the noise of the engine, you know that you have the power to kick down the accelerator and it will throw you back into the seat, even if your already doing 80"

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RFID be gone: Why you might soon be 3D printing the Internet of Things

RFID be gone: Why you might soon be 3D printing the Internet of Things: "Fundamental to the Internet of Things is the idea that objects must be uniquely identifiable. RFID chips are perfect for assigning objects a digital fingerprint, at least so far as traditional manufacturing goes. But with the rise of 3D printing, incorporating an RFID chip into your object means interrupting the printing process. Now, scientists have come up with a way to 3D print a unique tag, called an InfraStruct, inside the object as it's being printed, and it's made possible by the slowly emerging field of terahertz imaging."

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Half-moon-shaped Crofthouse blends into its environment

Half-moon-shaped Crofthouse blends into its environment: "Located on the south coast of Victoria, Australia, Crofthouse offers its owners a simple and sustainable home which blends into its natural environment while also capturing the vast coastal views."

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Boeing provides first look at CST-100 space capsule

Boeing provides first look at CST-100 space capsule: "NASA and Boeing have unveiled a mock up of the Crew Space Transport (CST-100) space capsule. In an event held at Boeing’s Houston Product Support Center in Texas, members of the press were invited to view a fully outfitted test version of the spacecraft. As part of the proceedings, two NASA astronauts kitted-out in flight suits conducted tests on working in the capsule."

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SwissRoomBox car camper conversion kit gets streamlined

SwissRoomBox car camper conversion kit gets streamlined: "Swiss company misC sport & leisure has designed a lighter, simpler version of its SwissRoomBox camper-in-a-box system. The RoomBox EasyTech is designed to transform a station wagon or van into a functional camper within just five minutes. Its series of panels, attachments and hardware creates sleeping, cooking, eating and showering space, even in smaller cars."

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OpenSky jet-powered glider inspired by Japanese anime

OpenSky jet-powered glider inspired by Japanese anime: "In the Japanese animated film, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the protagonist explores a post-apocalyptic world riding on a jet-powered glider called a Möwe (also called a mehve in English). When the movie was first released in 1984, a vehicle like that seemed like it could only exist in science fiction, but today one artist is determined to make it a reality. Kazuhiko Hachiya has spent the past decade designing and testing his own single-person glider and recently unveiled a full-sized model with a working jet engine."

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Mercedes' golf cart concept would get you around the links of the future in style

Mercedes' golf cart concept would get you around the links of the future in style: "Mercedes has been looking into the future lately, sharing its "crystal ball" visions with the world. In addition to forward thinking production vehicles like the SLS AMG E-Drive, it has gone even deeper into the future, providing a look at what off-road utility vehicles might look like in a decade, for instance. Now, it's gone a little smaller, giving its vision of the golf cart that might be buzzing around local country clubs in a generation or two."

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Gizmag goes inside the world's largest tunnel boring machine

Gizmag goes inside the world's largest tunnel boring machine: "On Saturday, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) so large that it looks like something out of Thunderbirds was dedicated in the city of Seattle. “Bertha,” as it’s known, is the world’s largest TBM and will spend the next 14 months boring a 1.7 mile (2.7 km) tunnel under the city as part of a US$3.1 billion project to replace a viaduct damaged in a 2001 earthquake. As part of a press tour, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) allowed Gizmag inside the giant machine."

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NASA photos show Earth from vantage point of Saturn, Mercury | Cutting Edge - CNET News

NASA photos show Earth from vantage point of Saturn, Mercury | Cutting Edge - CNET News: "Most all of us have seen photographs in which Earth looks like a big, blue marble, but what about a tiny, blue one?
That's basically what you'll see in new, stunning images NASA released on Monday."

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Goodyear replacing its current blimp fleet with zeppelins

Goodyear replacing its current blimp fleet with zeppelins: "The iconic Goodyear blimps are a common sight in the skies over stadiums at sporting events in the US, serving as an aerial billboard and television camera platform to provide aerial views. In 2011, Goodyear announced plans to replace the current fleet of GZ-20 class blimps first introduced in 1969 with three new Zeppelin NT airships. Goodyear says this new design will be longer, faster, and more maneuverable than the current fleet, while also being less expensive to operate"

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Ultimate Adventure Bucket List 2011 -- National Geographic Adventure

Ultimate Adventure Bucket List 2011 -- National Geographic Adventure: "Here they are. The 20 most extreme, hair-raising, legendary adventures on the planet, daunting even for the world's elite athletes. If you've got the mettle, add these to your lifetime to-do list. Not quite ready? Check out the 20 next-best adventures—and start planning. —Kate Siber"

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The Open Championship: Leaderboard

The Open Championship: Leaderboard:

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Honda's Mean Mower hits 130 mph

Honda's Mean Mower hits 130 mph: "Sporting a 1000cc engine borrowed from a Honda VTR Firestorm and wearing all-terrain rubbers, the one-off Mean Mower from Honda UK and its British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) partner, Team Dynamics, just turned grass removal into an extreme sport."

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Hubble finds tiny new moon orbiting Neptune

Hubble finds tiny new moon orbiting Neptune: "The small moon orbits Neptune every 23 hours at a distance of around 65,400 miles (105,250 km). It was discovered almost by accident when Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, extended his analysis of the faint ring-arcs of Neptune beyond the ring system itself, and noticed a small unidentified dot between the orbits of the moons Proteus and Larissa."

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Hyperloop design to be revealed next month

Hyperloop design to be revealed next month: "If like us, you've been eagerly anticipating more details on Elon Musk's proposed Hyperloop high-speed transport system, the wait is almost over. Musk has revealed via Twitter that the initial design will be published on August 12."

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Britain invests £60 million in Skylon spaceplane

Britain invests £60 million in Skylon spaceplane: "The British government announced on Tuesday that it has authorized an investment of £60 million in Reaction Engine’s Skylon spaceplane. The funding boost comes after a successful feasibility test of a core component of the spacecraft’s revolutionary engine managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) last November and will be used to further develop the revolutionary SABRE engine, which is designed to power the Skylon into orbit and back without the need for outside boosters or tanks."

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Steerable paper planes and maple seeds the basis for life-saving, disposable UAVs

Steerable paper planes and maple seeds the basis for life-saving, disposable UAVs: "The term "UAV" generally leads us to think about expensive, high-tech military drones like General Atomics' Predator, but a Robotics team led by Dr. Paul Pounds at Australia's University of Queensland has created a pair of UAVs that are so cheap and easy to manufacture that they'll literally be disposable, single use items. One's basically a high-tech paper plane, while the other follows the form factor of a maple seed with both designed to help save lives in the event of a forest fire."

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They Say it is the, "Worlds Most Scenic Bicycle Tour"

They Say it is the, "Worlds Most Scenic Bicycle Tour": "
If you love scenic canyon views, Lagbrau Tours has a few remaining opening for their eight-day tour starting August 31, 2013, in Utah. This event offers six full days of cycling and almost two full days of hiking in both Bryce Canyon National Park and then Zion National Park. Adding two days of hiking expands what you will see on this southern Utah's trip."

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McLaren’s track-only 12C GT Sprint surfaces at Goodwood

McLaren’s track-only 12C GT Sprint surfaces at Goodwood: "McLaren engineers like to show off their prowess, which they were happy to display in their 12C model, including the 12C GT3 and the limited edition 12C GT Can-Am Edition. This weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed sees Mclaren GT roll out its track-only variant, the 12C GT Sprint. Boasting enhanced handling, aerodynamics and track focus, McLaren bills it as the bridge between the standard 12C and the all-out racing versions."

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Lightning's Electric Superbike takes 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

Lightning's Electric Superbike takes 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: "Innovation through competition. That is the corporate motto of Lightning Motorcycle Corp., the designers and manufacturers of the Electric Superbike. A production version of the Electric Superbike has won this year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb among two wheelers (both gas and electric) with a time of 10 minutes and 0.964 seconds. The nearest competitor, racing a Ducati Multistrada, finished with a time nearly 20 seconds slower."

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Jaguar adds speed to Goodwood with Project 7 concept car

Jaguar adds speed to Goodwood with Project 7 concept car: "Based on the all-new 2014 F-Type convertible, the Jaguar Project 7 concept car makes its world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The new race-inspired single-seat concept adds some extra power and speed to the F-Type's sexy curves and hopes to recreate some of the excitement of the seven Le Mans wins that it's named after."

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Good vibrations turn almost any flat surface into a low-cost multi-touch screen

Good vibrations turn almost any flat surface into a low-cost multi-touch screen: "Culminating four years of research, a team at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has developed a technology that can turn a multitude of surfaces including wood, glass, aluminium, steel and even plastics into a low-cost multi-touch screen. The technology, named STATINA (for Speech Touch and Acoustic Tangible Interfaces for Next-generation Applications), is only a couple years away from reaching mass production."

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This exoplanet looks like Earth from afar, but you wouldn't want to live there | TechHive

This exoplanet looks like Earth from afar, but you wouldn't want to live there | TechHive: "As it turns out, Earth isn’t the only Blue Marble floating out in space. For the first time ever, a team of European and American scientists have captured the first-ever true color image of an azure blue exoplanet called HD 189773b."

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Driverless cars yield to reality: It's a long road ahead | TechHive

Driverless cars yield to reality: It's a long road ahead | TechHive: "Take a drive on Highway 101 between Silicon Valley and San Francisco these days and you might see one of Google’s driverless cars in the lane next to you. The vehicles are one of the most visible signs of the increasing amount of research going on in the area related to automated driving technology."

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Solar-powered aircraft completes cross-US journey | TechHive

Solar-powered aircraft completes cross-US journey | TechHive: "A one-of-a-kind solar-powered aircraft completed a two-month journey across the United States at just after 11 p.m. EDT Saturday evening (3 a.m. GMT Sunday) when it landed at New York's JFK Airport."

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X-47B makes historic first carrier landing

X-47B makes historic first carrier landing: "The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator put another page in the history books on Wednesday with its first unmanned arrested-wire carrier landing. The drone flew 35 minutes from Patuxent River Naval Air Station to the carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia, where is landed at about 145 knots (167 mph, 268 km/h) with an arresting wire catching its tail hook and bringing it to a stop in 350 ft (107 m)."

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Isowalk reinvents the walking cane with new design and wireless

Isowalk reinvents the walking cane with new design and wireless: "The project does not exactly reinvent the wheel, but it sets out to improve on a device that is almost as old. The traditional walking cane is undergoing a design revolution that draws inspiration from the latest developments in ergonomics and even aerospace engineering. Isowalk, currently fundraising on Indiegogo, is a new design aimed at taking the walking cane to a new level of sophistication, besides making it more user-friendly and safer. Its designer also wants to enable it with wireless technology and create different models for different needs."

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Glyde Gear's Fly combines a backpack and a scooter

Glyde Gear's Fly combines a backpack and a scooter: "So, let’s see. We’ve already got a suitcase with a built-in scooter, and a bike that can be carried in its own backpack, so that would leave ... a backpack with an integrated scooter? Anyhow, that’s just what the Glyde Gear’s Fly is."

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Drone It Yourself turns random objects into RC quadrotors

Drone It Yourself turns random objects into RC quadrotors: "If, like me, you've always felt that your books, record collection and years' of otherwise accumulated matter was lacking flight capability, you might be interested in Jasper van Loenen's Drone It Yourself project which turns more or less anything into a quadrotor drone with addition of a few motors and a control unit."

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iPad 5 reportedly on track for September

iPad 5 reportedly on track for September: "Common sense tells us that a new iPad isn't far away. With last November's 4th-generation model being little more than a minor spec-bump, we're going on 16 months since the last significant update to the 9.7-inch iPad. Previous rumors have given us a pretty clear idea of what the next model will look like, and now we may also have a clearer idea of when Apple will announce it."

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Garmin's portable HUD throws smartphone app directions on the windshield

Garmin's portable HUD throws smartphone app directions on the windshield: "While many high-end modern cars are now coming with a sophisticated Head-Up-Display (HUD) built in, owners of older (or cheaper) models are stuck with a dedicated navigation device or cradled smartphone blurting out directions and pointing the way."

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Curiosity begins long trek to uncover Red Planet's secrets

Curiosity begins long trek to uncover Red Planet's secrets: "After over six months exploring the Glenelg area of Gale Crater on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover is on the move. The nuclear-powered robot began a months-long drive on July 4, which will take it to Mount Sharp to fulfill the major part of its its two-year mission to seek out areas where life could have, or still could, exist on the Red Planet."

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NASA's polar robotic ranger passes first test in one of Earth's harshest environments

NASA's polar robotic ranger passes first test in one of Earth's harshest environments: "NASA scientists have unleashed a new robot on the arctic terrain of Greenland to demonstrate that its ability to operate with complete autonomy in one of Earth's harshest environments. Named GROVER, which stands for both Greenland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, the polar robotic ranger carries ground-penetrating radar for analysis of snow and ice, and an autonomous control system. All of that is placed between two solar panels and two snowmobile tracks."

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Solar-powered airplane completes trans-America flight

Solar-powered airplane completes trans-America flight: "Solar Impulse – the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – has successfully landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. In so doing, it begins a new era in the history of aviation: for the first time, a plane capable of flying day and night powered exclusively by solar energy has crossed the USA from the west to the east coasts, without using a single drop of fuel."

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NASA asks: Could 3-D-printed food fuel a mission to Mars? - The Washington Post

NASA asks: Could 3-D-printed food fuel a mission to Mars? - The Washington Post: "NASA can send robots to Mars, no problem. But if it’s ever going to put humans on the Red Planet, it has to figure out how to feed them over the course of a years-long mission.

So the space agency has funded research for what could be the ultimate nerd solution: a 3-D printer that creates entrees or desserts at the touch of a button."

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Spectacular Moleskine Doodles Explode with Energy - StumbleUpon

Spectacular Moleskine Doodles Explode with Energy - StumbleUpon:

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The Cowgirl's Foodie Blog - Holm Family Cookbook

The Cowgirl's Foodie Blog - Holm Family Cookbook: "Here in California we already have fresh sweet corn showing up in grocery stores. It hasn't hit the farmer's markets yet, so it must be coming up from Southern California. We've already had it a few times for dinner."

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Here's what you need ... a Laser Gatling Gun

Here's what you need ... a Laser Gatling Gun: "Patrick Priebe, the German laser weapons hobbyist who previously brought us such creations as the Iron Man Gauntlet and the Plasma Cutter, has gone and made something else. This time around, he’s built a proof-of-concept Laser Gatling Gun."

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Scientists developing a seawater-desalination chip

Scientists developing a seawater-desalination chip: "Although various alternative technologies are being developed, the large-scale desalination of seawater typically involves forcing it through a membrane that allows the water to pass through, but that traps the salt. "

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DFP kayak features retractable pontoons

DFP kayak features retractable pontoons: "Compared to human-powered watercraft such as canoes or rowboats, kayaks are certainly fast, plus they’re easy to paddle. Should you try to stand up and fish or scuba dive from one, however, it’s quite likely to capsize. With that in mind, California-based TrueRec has designed the DFP (Dive-Fish-Paddle) sit-on-top kayak. It features spring-loaded pontoons that fold out to the sides and lock in place for added stability when stopped, but that otherwise stay tucked in and out of the way."

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Test drive: Audi R8 V10 plus

Test drive: Audi R8 V10 plus: "The last time I drove Audi’s R8 was in 2008. It had the same 309kW 4.2-litre V8 Audi was using in some of its RS models, married to a six-speed manual transmission. While it proved predictably quick and agile in its element, just as important was that it passed the test so many supercars have stumbled over through history: navigating the bumper-to-bumper of crowded city streets. No all-or-nothing in heavy traffic, no thigh workout on the clutch pedal. The R8 proved as easy to live with as an A4. At least until you arrived at Ikea or a potted-palm store."

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Passively-cooled Caterpillar House built from shipping containers

Passively-cooled Caterpillar House built from shipping containers: "The use of shipping containers in residential builds is quite popular nowadays, and with good reason: there are untold numbers of the waterproof and durable metal boxes available, so why not put a few to good use? With this in mind, the latest such dwelling to grab our attention is the Caterpillar House by Chilean architect Sebastián Irarrázaval, which also features passive cooling."

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TurtleCell iPhone case packs a set of retractable earbuds

TurtleCell iPhone case packs a set of retractable earbuds: "Most people never forget their smartphone when they leave the house, but an accompanying set of earbuds can be a different story. Unfortunately, even when people do remember to bring them along, the cords tend to end up a twisted bundle at the bottom of their pocket or bag. A pair of designers may have a simple solution with the TurtleCell iPhone case, which features retractable earbuds so you always have a tangle-free set of headphones handy."

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Defiant electric fat bike tackles sand and snow

Defiant electric fat bike tackles sand and snow: "Two big trends that have stormed the bicycle industry over the past few years are pedal-assisted electric drivetrains and fat tires. These two trends converge in Defiant Bicycles' Big Easy. Unlike other electric bikes that stop at the edge of the street, the Big Easy keeps rolling over some of the toughest, most sluggish terrain on Earth – everything from hot sand to cold, mushy snow."

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FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space? | Popular Science

FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space? | Popular Science: "Good news: they'll explode! Bad news: they might not be the prettiest fireworks ever."

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My Father's Speech - The Rush Limbaugh Show

My Father's Speech - The Rush Limbaugh Show: "Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor"

It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the Southeast. Up especially early, a tall bony, redheaded young Virginian found time to buy a new thermometer, for which he paid three pounds, fifteen shillings. He also bought gloves for Martha, his wife, who was ill at home."

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Turn Soda into a Slushie With No Special Equipment

Turn Soda into a Slushie With No Special Equipment: "Few things are better on a hot summer day than a frozen drink, and you can beat the heat with your own soda slushes at home with absolutely no special equipment."

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Beyond military drones – the future of unmanned flight

Beyond military drones – the future of unmanned flight: "In April of this year, a BAE Systems Jetstream research aircraft flew from Preston in Lancashire, England, to Inverness, Scotland and back. This 500-mile (805 km) journey wouldn't be worth noting if it weren't for the small detail that its pilot was not on board, but sitting on the ground in Warton, Lancashire and that the plane did most of the flying itself."

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KeyMe stores keys digitally, cuts them when you forget yours

KeyMe stores keys digitally, cuts them when you forget yours: "Getting locked out of the house is especially frustrating when you’ve forgotten the “safe” place where you hid the spare key. As an alternative to sleeping in the garden shed or emergency locksmith fees, KeyMe allows you to store a digital version of your house key in the cloud from which a duplicate key can be cut on demand."

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Wi-Vi system uses Wi-Fi to see through walls

Wi-Vi system uses Wi-Fi to see through walls: "Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed what could become low-cost, X-ray vision. The system, known as "Wi-Vi," is based on a concept similar to radar and sonar imaging, but rather than using high-power signals, this tech uses reflected Wi-Fi signals to track the movement of people behind walls and closed doors."

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All systems go for Planetary Resources' Arkyd 100 space telescope

All systems go for Planetary Resources' Arkyd 100 space telescope: "Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company based in Bellevue, Washington, completed its Kickstarter campaign on Sunday after a 33-day run that raised US$1,505,366 from 17,600 backers. The purpose of the campaign was to raise public interest in the company and asteroid mining in general by crowdfunding an Arkyd 100 space telescope that will be made available to the public."

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James Bond’s submersible Lotus Esprit going under the hammer

James Bond’s submersible Lotus Esprit going under the hammer: "While the pursuit to develop flying cars and Star Warsian land-speeders rages on, the dilemma around developing a functioning underwater vehicle was solved decades ago … by the British Secret Service's Q Branch. In the film The Spy Who Loved Me, James Bond escapes from the obligatory hoard of bad guys by driving one very versatile white Lotus Esprit into the ocean. That fully submersible vehicle, is now set to go to auction this September"

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Is it a Jeep? Is it a speedboat? No, it's WaterCar's Panther amphibious vehicle

Is it a Jeep? Is it a speedboat? No, it's WaterCar's Panther amphibious vehicle: "Recreational amphibious vehicles are nothing new, but most are one-offs, and most tend to be boats that can creep on land, or cars that slosh slowly through water. There are exceptions, notably entries from Gibbs, but arguably, amphibious vehicles have not made the grade as true all-round vehicles that can be driven to work during the week, and on the lake on weekends. WaterCar's new Panther straddles the divide."

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