Mutant Motorcycle Car Hits the Streets in 2014

Recently, we have seen the merging of forms: lawnmowers capable of 130 mph speeds, flying cars, e-cycles, clean ATVs and snowmobiles, electric skateboards and motorized wheelchairs. One constant over the decades, though, has been the…

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Nanotech Dog Nose Sniffs Out Explosives, Illicit Substances

About a quarter century ago, Americans started bringing home smoke detectors from the local hardware store, placing them in areas all around their houses to protect life and property from fire. Later, carbon monoxide and…

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Thorium-Fueled Automobile Engine Needs Refueling Once a Century

There are now over one billion cars traveling roads around the world directly and indirectly costing trillions of dollars in material resources, time and noxious emissions. Imagine all these cars running cleanly for 100 years…

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Touch-Sensitive Prosthetics One Step Closer to Reality

The research, development and design behind prosthetic limbs has become more and more astonishing since the turn of the century as researchers have sought a way to make prosthesis much more intuitive and lifelike. These…

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Gold, Still Gold But Now Available in New Colors

Scientists in Southampton are now able to change the color of the world’s most iconic precious metal, gold. They did this by embossing tiny raised or indented patterns onto the metal’s surface. This changes the…

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The US Navy’s First Supercarrier Sells for One Cent

The U.S. Navy’s first supercarrier, the now-decommissioned USS Forrestal (AVT-59), has been sold for one cent to Texas-based All Star Metals. What does the company plan to do with its new purchase? Take the supercarrier…

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Self-Healing Polymer Shows Why Its Nickname is “Terminator”

Self-healing polymers are a new class of smart materials with a capability to heal themselves when they are damaged without any help or repair by manual intervention of any kind. According to experts, the first…

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Air New Zealand Now Boarding Flights to Antarctica

Antarctica continues to enthrall scientists and researchers with many parts unexplored and parts of its natural surroundings still unexplained. Of course, this is no easy task and getting to the great land of ice and…

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Makers of Human & Cargo “Full Body Scanners” Detect Huge Demand on the Horizon

Despite controversy regarding “Full Body Scanners” (FBS) at airports, manufacturers of these products are continuing to invest heavily in research and development. Fact is, in addition to people in transit, these products are also used…

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Inside “Head of the Charles,” the World’s Largest Racing Shell Regatta

In 1965, the Cambridge Boat Club, across the Charles River from Boston, USA, started the “Head Of The Charles Regatta”. It’s now grown into the largest annual two-day rowing event in the world. This year,…

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