Turns Out Boston Cyclists Can Engineer a Pretty Solid Snow Tunnel
• http://www.wired.com,BY ALEX DAVIESApocalyptic snow in Boston has turned some intrepid--others might say insane--cyclists into ad hoc civil engineers.
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Inventions
Cesium atoms get a shake-up to create excitation in superfluid
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Colin JeffreyHelium-4 superfluid is a fascinating substance. With properties that seemingly defy normal physics, it leaks straight through glass, bubbles up out of containers, flows around objects and even climbs up walls.
Windwheel concept combines tourist attraction with "silent turbine"
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu RobartsThe concept is designed to be part energy icon, part tourist attraction and part residential building.
Meet Bond, the Robot That Creates Handwritten Notes for You
• http://www.wired.com,BY JOSEPH FLAHERTYWith all the email, texts, tweets, and status updates of modern life, people have never been more prolific writers.
A Novel Furniture Idea: Squeeze It From a Tube
• http://www.wired.com,BY MARGARET RHODESFurniture designer James Shaw thinks consumers have an attitude problem about plastic.
An Ingenious Invention That Turns Beehives Into Flowing Honey Taps
• Wired.comHarvesting honey has been a sticky, messy job that's changed very little from the earliest days of beekeeping.
Introducing TF-X™: Terrafugia's Vision for the Future of Personal Transportation
• https://www.youtube.com,TerrafugiaIncTF-X™ is the practical realization of the dream of countless visions of the future; it is designed to be the flying car for all of us.
Recycled-carpet bike grows from child's first trike to pedal bike
• http://www.gizmag.com,By C.C. WeissNew Zealand-based Wishbone Design has offered a versatile, 3-in-1 child's grow bike for several years. Last year, it made headlines by launching a model made from recycled carpet alongside its traditional wooden model. Now it's adding a modular pedal
Flow frames put honey on tap directly from the beehive
• http://www.gizmag.com,By Colin JeffreyA new invention by two Australian beekeepers is claimed to be able to siphon honey straight from a beehive without opening the lid or disturbing the bees inside.
This incredible US Coast Guard ship can cut through 20-foot sheets of ice
• http://www.businessinsider.com,JEREMY BENDERThe US Coast Guard operates one of the most powerful non-nuclear ships in the world. The Polar Star, along with her sister ship the Polar Sea, are true tanks of the ocean and plow some of the harshest seas in the world without difficulty.
Feds Unveil New Surveillance Tool Developed by DARPA that Could Kill the 'Dark Web'
• http://www.shtfplan.com, Mac SlavoThe so-called "dark web" is where the visible Internet – easily accessible by public search engines and web crawlers – ends, and, everything else begins.
Two Revolutionary New Sex Toys, Plus 14 Top-Selling Dildos
• http://www.wired.com,BY RACHEL GROSSHello Touch X
Apple may have hundreds of people working on an electric car that looks like a minivan
• http://www.businessinsider.com,MATT ROSOFFAdding to the recent reports about an Apple vehicle, the Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has hundreds of people working on an electric vehicle under the code-name Titan.
NoFlyZone.org keeps the airspace above your home drone-free
• http://www.gizmag.com,By Nick LavarsAbout the only thing growing quicker than the number of privately owned drones is the level of concern surrounding them.
Geeking out on electric motorcycles – a trip to the Zero factory
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Loz BlainRegular readers will know I'm a bit of a fan of Zero's electric motorcycles – as the market leader in performance electric two-wheelers, Zero offers a glimpse into a future where gasoline engines feel frankly archaic.
Teijin Aramid and LUT enable nanotechnology to enter electric motors
• http://www.teijinaramid.com, Mrs. Saskia VerhoevenLappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) introduces the first electrical motor applying carbon nanotube yarn. The material replaces copper wires in windings. The motor is a step towards lightweight, efficient electric drives. Its output power is 4
Twaron spinning process is key to carbon nanotube fiber breakthrough
• http://www.teijinaramid.com, Mrs. Saskia VerhoevenGroundbreaking scientific research has been published on carbon nanotube fiber with high thermal and electrical conductivity.
New 'super-steel' alloy is as strong as titanium, but 10 times cheaper
• www.sciencealert.comThis new type of steel alloy is flexible, ultra-strong, and inexpensive, and we already have all the tools we need to mass-produce it.
WATCH THE NAVY'S NEW ROBOT FIREFIGHTER IN ACTION [VIDEO]
• http://www.popsci.com,By Kelsey D. AthertonONE SMALL STEP FOR ROBOTS, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR NOT BURNING ALIVE ON A BOAT
Northrop Grumman's Super Bowl ad teased a new top-secret stealth bomber
• http://www.businessinsider.com, David CenciottiTwo aerospace giants are competing to build Pentagon's next stealth bomber, designated LRS-B ( Long Range Strike-Bomber). A joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and Northrop Grumman are both vying for a chance to develop the plane.
CIRIN
• https://www.behance.net,Our team developed Cirin as part of the Formula E race at Art Center College of Design.
Precious Metal Verifier Available to Help Determine Genuine Gold & Silver Items.
• coinweek.comThe flood of counterfeit coins entering the market has prompted new concerns about determining the authenticity.
Free and Natural Energy - The Mystery Solved
• https://www.youtube.com, Gerard MorinEverything is reversed from Nikola Tesla.
15-Year-Old Unveils ORB 3D Printer & New Print Code -- 10 Times Faster Than Traditional Machines
• http://3dprint.com, by Brian KrassensteinWhen it comes to 3D printing, speed is one of the areas in which we would all love to see the most improvement.
Warka Water promises to harness safe drinking water from the air
• http://www.gizmag.com-Adam WilliamsAs water shortage is a serious issue in many parts of the world, a means of efficiently harnessing safe drinking water from thin air without the need of expensive infrastructure could be a real lifesaver.
KILL DEAD ZONES WITH THIS SMALL BOX
• http://www.popsci.com,By Michael NuñezDIY PHONE AND INTERNET SERVICE FOR RURAL AREAS
ION THRUSTERS IN NASA MISSION REDRAW THE BOUNDARIES OF SPACE EXPLORATION
• http://www.popsci.com,By Junnie KwonTHE DAWN SPACECRAFT COULD CHANGE THE SHAPE AND SCOPE OF FUTURE MISSIONS
DARPA's Revolutionary New Tank Focuses On Agility
• https://www.youtube.com,GeoBeats NewsTanks aren't known for their agility, but DARPA's developing one that could change that.
The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'
• https://www.youtube.com,Gajamohan MohanarajahThe Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up.
A flying robot that can walk
• https://www.youtube.com,Ludovic Dalerhe issue of how to use one robot in multiple terrains is an ongoing question in robotics research.
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