When is an Audi not an Audi?
Very cool stuff. A whole new perspective on the inner workings of the internal combustion engine.
 

The MonoTracer is in a class of its own
Before you think about it, this is a real vehicle. Not a prototype or mock up, a real expensive first-class ride.
The MonoTracer is an enclosed motorcycle or “cabin cycle,” a style of vehicle which experiences a lot less drag than your average motorbike and keeps you from [...]

European scientists have discovered how to trigger lightning with a laser
A team of European scientists has deliberately triggered electrical activity in thunderclouds for the first time by aiming high-power pulses of laser light into a thunderstorm. At the top of South Baldy Peak in New Mexico during two passing thunderstorms, the researchers used laser pulses [...]

A new bio-environment for studying the hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon
The hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon exemplified by a pack of lionesses chasing down a lonely gazelle has been recreated in a Petri dish with lowly bacteria.

The Visionary New Hybrid Toilet

Leave it to Japan, world leaders in toilet technology, to lift the lid on a new, water-saving hybrid toilet: the tankless Neorest AH. Toto’s “Hybrid Ecology System and Washlet” draws on both inboard and outside water sources to the tune of 5.5 litres per flush vs 13 wasteful litres for the [...]

Rosemary, Green Tea and Rose smells write!

Aromatherapy and nanotechnology are combined to create Pentel’s award-winning Ain Supplio scented pencils. As you write, specially selected oils waft through the air to relax, refresh and recharge!

The NapTV let you watch TV while lying down, and as a bonus, you can sit on it
How many times have you tried to watch TV while lying down, but the angle was all wrong? You put up with it for a little while, but your neck starts kinking and before you know it, [...]

The Pedalofit Opens New Doors For The Disabled

The “Speedy Pedalofit”—a name which rolls off the tongue in a satisfying way that makes me think of an exercise routine for pedophiles only slightly*—is clip-on wheel and handlebar that coverts most wheelchairs into pedal-powered chopper trikes. And it’s not just for paraplegics who want to be [...]

 
Classic prediction from Modern Mechanix in 1957
The robots are coming! When they do, you’ll command a host of push-button servants.
In 1863, Abe Lincoln freed the slaves. But by 1965, slavery will be back! We’ll all have personal slaves again, only this time we won’t fight a Civil War over them. Slavery will be here to [...]

 
Going for the record – insanity record
A man gets 11,000 feet up into the air by hanging onto a bunch of helium-filled party balloons…
 

 
The fine art of deciding before you decide
A study has revealed that the brain makes decisions about 10 seconds prior to when a person realizes it.
Experts involved in the study said that looking at brain activity while making a decision, they could predict the choices the subjects would make, before they realized that they had [...]

 The crew of the No One’s Listening podcast. L to R: Irene McGee, Mandy Brown, Chris Cornell, Skye Ladybug
Podcasting use is rising and now reaches 18% of the US population, up from 13% a year ago.

Sometimes exercise can be bad for you
It is considered that exercise is an effective path to good health, but a new study has shown that exercise may lead to faster prostate tumor growth, and thus hasten the decline of some cancer patients.
Researchers at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center (DCCC) and the Duke Prostate Center, [...]