The world's fastest ever (open top) roadster - 1200 bhp and 255 mph

The world's fastest ever (open top) roadster - 1200 bhp and 255 mph: "Whether you think the Bugatti Veyron is the pinnacle of sports car development or agree with Professor Gordon Murray that it's the "most pointless exercise on the planet", we all somehow seem drawn to the name and its continuing outrageous deeds."

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Camera gun would let "harmless hunters" get killer wildlife shots

Camera gun would let "harmless hunters" get killer wildlife shots: "Not too long ago, brothers Randy and Michael Gregg were out on a hunting expedition. It was the day after deer season had ended, yet they spied a handsome animal bedded down in the snow."

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Turn 2D photos into 3D relief scupltures

Turn 2D photos into 3D relief scupltures: "Those looking to bring a little more "depth" to their photos might want to check out the custom-made photo reliefs from Portland, Oregon, based BumpyPhoto. Using 3D-printing technology, the company will produce a full-color 3D relief sculpture from a 2D photo to give an even better indication of the size of that sun dial that Uncle Barry calls a nose."

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Lotus unveils soft top Exige S Roadster

Lotus unveils soft top Exige S Roadster: "Lotus unveiled its Exige S Roadster at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this week, marking the sports car manufacturer's first Exige model with a soft top equipped straight out of the factory. Lotus claims that the "mesmerizing grunt" of the coupé is matched in this new Roadster. Very probably - it is equipped with the same supercharged 3.5-liter V6 of the regular Exige S."

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Hyundai's 80 kW four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback picture gallery

Hyundai's 80 kW four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback picture gallery: "Hyundai's 80 kW four-seater i-oniq electric sports hatchback concept rolled out at Salon International de L'Automobile this week, using a range-extending petrol engine to boost the electric-only range of 120 km (75 miles) to beyond 700 km (435 miles) at just 45 g/km of CO2. Big gallery."

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Koenigsegg upgrades the Agera R to 1140 bhp (and plans to attempt 273 mph/440 km/h top speed run)

Koenigsegg upgrades the Agera R to 1140 bhp (and plans to attempt 273 mph/440 km/h top speed run): "One of the contenders for the world's fastest car is the Koenigsegg Agera R which has been reworked for the 2013 model year, raising peak horsepower from 1115 to 1140hp on E85, giving it a top speed claimed to be in the vicinity of 440 km/h (273 mph) which Koenigsegg intends to prove sometime soon."

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James Cameron performs deepest-ever solo sub dive, with a deeper one on the way

James Cameron performs deepest-ever solo sub dive, with a deeper one on the way: "Well-known film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron is no stranger to setting records, but this time, instead of box office gross, he's setting his sights on something more akin to a single-handed lunar landing - a solo trip to the ocean's deepest point, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench off Guam. "

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XDModo solar charger sticks to the inside of a window to soak up the sun

XDModo solar charger sticks to the inside of a window to soak up the sun: "I guess I'm lucky that I now live in a part of the world blessed with long sunny days that are perfect for juicing up the battery on my solar device charger. I do have to keep getting up and moving it, though, so that the panels don't fall into the shadows cast by furniture in the room or even the window frames themselves, thus reducing its efficiency."

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Liquid crystal antenna promises faster, cheaper tracking of satellites

Liquid crystal antenna promises faster, cheaper tracking of satellites: "Vehicles such as cars, ships and aircraft need to stay in stable contact with earth-orbiting satellites, in order for on-board functions like GPS, internet access and satellite television reception to work properly."

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Eurocopter plans next-generation X4 helicopter

Eurocopter plans next-generation X4 helicopter: "Eurocopter is set to build on the success of its X3 demonstrator with plans to introduce an advanced X4 helicopter into service in 2017. Designed to replace the AS365 and EC155 Dauphin medium twin helicopters, Eurocopter is keeping its cards close to its chest in regards to the X4 concept under development, but has said it will feature a radically different cockpit."

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Startram - maglev train to low earth orbit

Startram - maglev train to low earth orbit: "Getting into space is one of the harder tasks to be taken on by humanity. The present cost of inserting a kilogram (2.2 lb) of cargo by rocket into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is about US$10,000. A manned launch to LEO costs about $100,000 per kilogram of passenger. But who says we have to reach orbit by means of rocket propulsion alone? Instead, imagine sitting back in a comfortable magnetic levitation (maglev) train and taking a train ride into orbit."

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Air Danshin creates airlift system to levitate houses during earthquakes

Air Danshin creates airlift system to levitate houses during earthquakes: "When you live in a country as seismically active as Japan, thinking about earthquakes (and tsumanis) probably occupies a good deal of your time. Inventor Shoichi Sakamoto took it a step further. He decided to do something about it and invented a technology, remarkably simple in concept, to protect homes from the devastating shaking - an airlift system capable of automatically raising and isolating the whole house until the temblor stops."

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