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Scientists have used a wireless brain implant to bypass the spinal cord injuries of two paralysed rhesus macaques, giving them the ability to walk again.

Still out in front of the performance electric motorcycle market by far, Zero Motorcycles has beefed up its entire range with IPM motors, boosted power and torque, and a few little surprises for 2017. The entire range has just been unveiled at EICMA

The world is at the start of a renaissance in supersonic and hypersonic flight that will transform aviation, but the effort will need steady commitment and funding if the United States wants to lead the way, congressional leaders and industry offici

As the corporatocracy tightens its grip on the masses - finding ever more ways to funnel wealth to the top - humanity responds in a number of ways, including the rising popularity of tiny houses.

After you've built your own mini foundry, it's time to put it to use! Check out this tutorial to learn how to melt aluminum soda cans into pucks for casting.

Tails is a live operating system, that you can start on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity, and helps you to:

While the battle over the future of energy plays out in places like Standing Rock, where the Native Americans are fighting to protect their water sources from the environmental dangers associated with oil pipelines, Elon Musk was doing his part by un

If you don't have access to a Swiss bank account, you will soon be able to keep your currency secure by instead buying some Bitcoin at any Swiss railway station.

Elite military forces have plenty of cool ways to reach targets. Black Hawk helicopters. V-22 Ospreys. Scuba gear.

We've reported on plenty of container-based homes over the years but here's one that really stands out thanks to its unusual styling. The unnamed dwelling is conceived as a non-towable tiny house and comprises a relatively roomy interior that include

In addition to being aesthetically pleasing, these geodesic domes are environmentally-friendly, less costly than traditional homes, and are nearly disaster proof!

For this project let's build a sexy looking generator that uses electricity to convert water into an extremely powerful fuel! Here's how to build an Oxy-Hydrogen generator from scratch.

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.

This is my ghost gun. To quote the rifleman's creed, there are many like it, but this one is mine. It's called a "ghost gun"--a term popularized by gun control advocates but increasingly adopted by gun lovers too--because it's an untracea

Vaporware catches a wave

The rebirth of the airship is the perennial Next Big Thing in aviation.

The rebirth of the airship is the perennial Next Big Thing in aviation. Of course, any talk of reviving the genre that never quite rose to meet its proponents' lofty expectations comes with the inevitable wisecracks about the Hindenburg.

Oakland nonprofit the Seasteading Institute, a group devoted to the development of floating colonies adrift from the oppressive moorings of society, has announced its dreams are closer than ever to reality. As soon as 2017, the institute hopes to bre

Luke Workman is a complete maniac. He's also one of the world's leading lithium battery pack designers for electric vehicles, and he's come up with a revolutionary battery design that he says could bring on clean, quiet, long-distance, commercial-sca

I have an obsession with tiny homes.

The prospects for 3D printing may have just become a little bit stronger, literally, thanks to a new way of using metallic powders to create structures.

Audi engineers utilized the Fischer-Tropsch process to create a clean-burning diesel fuel.

If not treated quickly and properly, battlefield wounds can soon become a menace to life and limb.

Boston, MA-based Schopfer Associates is planning to build a novel stingray-shaped floating residence somewhere off the coast of an island in the Aegean Sea.

Introducing the Water Generator.

MANY PEOPLE KNOW about the X Prize, the $10 million bounty that spurred the development of SpaceShipOne, the world's first private spaceship. But few people know about all the behind-the-scenes drama that plagued the prize from beginning to end.

Not only does it kill bacteria, but it prevents them from building up an immunity - a major problem with most antibiotics today.

Waterjet cutting is a proven method for creating intricate and precise cuts with nearly any kind of material, although the machines are big and expensive.

Here's a notable aquaponics story this Thirst-day. A 13-year-old girl from north of Pretoria, South Africa runs a promising aquaponics startup while still in school as shown in this inspiring video from October, 2015. On the Expresso Show.

The demand for real, local food is growing as more people become aware that agribusiness corporations such as Monsanto, along with lobbying groups like the Grocery Manufacturers Association, have a frightening grip on the nation's food system.

There you have it, folks - the world's first thirsty water filter. We love it! The next steps for the researchers are partnering with manufacturers who can bring their modelled desalination technique to life. The first step will be testing, but

We bet you didn't even know you wanted more sunlight in your home before you saw Lucy.

Mark Prigg for the Daily Mail UK reports It's 50 years since the Jetsons first predicted we'd be flying the family about in airborne cars.And experts say we are tantalisingly close to the dream becoming reality.

This is the solution for people without garden space or a green thumb to maintain produce.

he new SOLN1 is now better than ever. Faster assembly, much easier construction and a more affordable entry price. We are starting production runs now. This portable solar generator is solar made easy.

Testing to see if capacitors can make a traditional 12V battery obsolete. Plus an update on the original BoostPack.

This is an early prototype Ultra SOLN1 2000W system. I will share a DIY build video as soon as I finalize the design. The final design will be very scalable and easy to build.

If Apple made a personal DNA testing product, it might look something like the Spartan Cube: A minimalist, anodized aluminum box, about the size of a large coffee mug, and roughly as heavy as a small laptop.

Researchers have discovered a way to fix the reliability problems of zinc-manganese batteries and produce a high-energy-density, rechargeable unit that could provide an inexpensive solution for alternative energy storage

Solar chargers are one means of keeping a smartphone charged when in remote locations, but they're dependant on hours of daylight and sunlight intensity. Portable turbines are an alternative and product designer Nils Ferber has created one he says is

There may be a time in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that floating homes become passé, but that time doesn't appear to be now.

With multiple flights of its New Shepard vehicle under its belt, Blue Origin is appraising the research market for scientific and technological experiments that can be lofted to suborbital space.

GravityLight is a revolutionary new approach to storing energy and creating illumination.

Engineers at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed graphene-based biofoam sheets that can be laid on dirty or salty dams and ponds to produce clean drinking water, using the power of the sun. This new technique could be a chea

I go old school and hand dig a well on the cheap. I wanted the well for the garden and for emergencies for power outages.

QUBIQ Camping Module

This video shows you how to build the Peters Pump, a simple inexpensive direct-acting PVC hand pump suitable for shallow wells.

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UK & EU Shut Out 3D Printing Community … It's amazing what an eruption Brexit had in the headlines, only to be superseded by worse things in the news shortly after … What an interesting law they have chosen to pass. -3DPrint

If you've got some time, you can watch the full version of the building of Bryson's Earth Bag Bedroom from start to finish all in one setting :)