Terrafugia Transition
The first flying automobile, equally at home in the sky and on the road, is scheduled to take to the air next month.
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HMX Fuel Cell Bicycle
Hydrogen Mobility X-Tender
In an effort to bring their hydrogen fuel cell expertise to small electric vehicles, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies’ HMX – that stands for Hydrogen Mobility X-Tender – has finally made the moped cool.
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Motivatrix MX10 Workout Master
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Looking for a complete wellness solution that will positively impact the health of your family members? Enter the Motivatrix MX10 Workout Master.
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Jet-Works Engine Demonstrates Inner Workings Of Turbines
This toy jet engine is not going to fly you anywhere, but it’ll sure demonstrate what goes on inside those fiery turbines. Your kid can learn how to be a jet engine mechanic, putting together the kit’s 50 parts, and then adjusting thrust, speed and engine sounds with the battery-operated model’s control panel.
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Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains?
What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they’re coming from brain scientists.
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Horizontal Skydiving – Swooping
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New swooping distance world record
You would think that skydiving would be extreme enough on its own – but you’re wrong. Many people have felt the need to think up a sport that’s even more extreme than regular skydiving. The result is called “swooping”. Essentially, swoopers start out with a regular sky-dive, but go a bit faster than they would ordinarily.
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Study Finds Speed Dating All About Looks
Scientists have warned lonely hearts that speed-dating brings out basic instincts in individuals, who are more likely to make a decision based on looks and sex appeal alone.
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Golf Club That Uses Nitrogen-Charged Technology
Air Force One Golf Club
It takes a golf swing speed of 110 mph to correctly compress the face of a golf club to maximize the smash factor (energy transfer from the swing to the ball). The fact is most golfers swing much slower and therefore aren’t getting the maximum distance. That’s where PowerBilt’s Air Force One driver comes in.
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Low Speed Limits Have Opposite Effect
Phony speed limits lead people to believe that the law is bendable
Efforts to manipulate driving behavior by setting speed limits artificially low may have had just the opposite effect, eroding respect for speed limits, a US researcher reported on Thursday. More than a third of the people surveyed believed it was safe to drive 20 miles an hour above posted speed limits, and 43% thought it was safe to drive up to 10 miles an hour over, said Fred Mannering of the department of civil engineering at Indiana’s Purdue University.
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New Technology Can Reduce Number Of Animal Related Accidents
Large animals are towards the top of the list when it comes to causing accidents in rural areas. Even though many measures are in place to keep these collisions to a minimum, some accidents are unavoidable. However, a new system is currently being tested that could help to reduce the number of animal related accidents even further.
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Helmet Patch To Measure Soldier’s Exposure To Explosions
The Palo Alto Research Center is using ink-jet printing technology to develop a disposable patch that can be worn on a soldier’s helmet for seven days to measure his or her exposure to blasts.
Researchers are developing a cheap, lightweight plastic strip that can be worn on a soldier’s helmet to help diagnose brain injury.
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Ford’s “MyKey” Feature Will Let Parent’s Set Limits On Teens
MyKey controlled by a computer chip in the key, that allows parents to limit the car’s
speeds to 80 mph and set a maximum volume for the audio system on some 2010 models.
So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.
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