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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Spanish engineer crafts "world's smallest" V-12 engine

Spanish engineer crafts "world's smallest" V-12 engine: "Anyone who appreciates the precision art of engine design ought to get a kick out of this offering from a Spanish engineer named Patelo. Starting with hunks of aluminum, bronze and stainless steel, he spent over 1200 hours designing, milling, turning and drilling what he claims is "probably" the world's smallest V12 engine. "

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Aprilia pimps the world's fastest scooter to remain at the forefront of the super-commuter class

Aprilia pimps the world's fastest scooter to remain at the forefront of the super-commuter class: "Aprilia is Europe's most successful racing motorcycle manufacturer, with two superbike world championship titles, nine off-road world championships and 38 world titles in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. So, it is entirely appropriate that as the "racing" marque of the Piaggio stable, which is one of the world's largest producers of scooters, Aprilia should produce the world's fastest scooter."

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Windowfarms let you garden – appropriately enough – in your windows

Windowfarms let you garden – appropriately enough – in your windows: "Whereas the majority of vertical farming concepts and projects featured in Gizmag over the years have either been huge dedicated structures or add-ons to existing buildings, the Windowfarms system downsizes and personalizes veggie growing by placing an indoor farm in the window."

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Flying robots to build a 6-meter tower

Flying robots to build a 6-meter tower: "The FRAC Centre in Orléans, France will for the first time host an exhibition to be built entirely by flying robots. Titled "Flight Assembled Architecture," the six meter-high tower will be made up of 1,500 prefabricated polystyrene foam modules."

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Monday, November 28, 2011

New intuitive release binding system separates riders from their board

New intuitive release binding system separates riders from their board: "Andy Keel, the man behind the Motorcrossboard, has developed a new binding system to minimize the risk of injury for not only riders of his company's vehicles, which he describes as essentially stand-on light motorcycles, but for participants in a range of boardsports."

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Toyota's new GT 86 for those whose driving is a passion, not a necessity

Toyota's new GT 86 for those whose driving is a passion, not a necessity: "Toyota will be officially showing its GT 86 sports car in Tokyo, after several years of concept cars and redesigns and extensive collaboration with Subaru, which will sell an almost identical car."

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The first lab-grown hamburger will cost $345,000

The first lab-grown hamburger will cost $345,000: "How much would you pay for a hamburger? How about US$345,000? No, it's not wrapped in edible gold leaf and held together with a skewer made out of a diamond stick pin that you get to keep. It's an ordinary burger that doesn't include the bun, lettuce, pickles or onions. It isn't even super-sized. This may seem like price gouging on a monumental scale, but it's actually the cost price for this particular burger. "

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The Emulator - transparent touchscreen mixing desk puts DJs center stage

The Emulator - transparent touchscreen mixing desk puts DJs center stage: "While traditional mixing desks can bury DJs behind bulky equipment in a dimly lit corner of the club, this transparent, 46-inch multi-touch system from software development company Smithson Martin puts the person spinning the discs - or in this case the touch display - front and center."

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Autonomo - fully autonomous vehicle designed for the year 2030

Autonomo - fully autonomous vehicle designed for the year 2030: "Charles Rattray's vision of what the automotive industry will be capable of by the year 2030 is far more feasible that it may seem at first glance. Autonomo, his fully autonomous vehicle concept, certainly looks the part, but should not be dismissed as just another flashy concept car."

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