Flying cars are just TWO years away:...
Traffic can be a real grind. For those travelling between work and home by car every day, the seemingly endless cycle of gas-brake-repeat at a snail's pace can wear thin.
Bug Out Boats Revisited, by P.J.C.
As more and more prepper books and articles are written to address the issue of what one should do in order to have a viable bug out plan, most primarily focus on having a physical location, such as a cabin or small house in a remote area within reas
Electric Scubster personal sub dives into crowdfunding pond
When we caught up with French high flyer Stephane Rousson at the Paris Green Air Show 5 years ago, in addition to showing off his helium-filled Zeppy 3 sail balloon, he also detailed a pedal-powered personal submarine called the Scubster. In 2011, th
02 Pursuit motorcycle runs on compressed air
A vehicle that runs on air. It sounds like a fantastic idea, but energy is still needed to compress the air and the losses that go hand-in-hand with converting energy still have to be taken into account, just as in fossil fuel-based propulsion system
SpaceX, Blue Origin and the dream of reusable rockets
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- On Dec. 21, 2015, SpaceX made history by having the first stage of one of their Falcon 9 rockets carry out a controlled landing at the Cape's recently-renamed "Landing Zone 1." To say the event was historic would be an u
8 forward-thinking vehicles to propel us into 2016
The continued minituarization of electronics, advances in materials technology, a growing emphasis on clean, sustainable modes of transport and imaginative thinkers with out-of-the-box ideas have converged to give us some truly audacious vehicle desi
George Hotz is taking on Google and Tesla by himself
"Hold this," he says, dumping a wireless keyboard in my lap before backing out of the garage. "But don't touch any buttons, or we'll die." Hotz explains his self-driving car setup is meant for highways, not chaotic city streets.
FAA Approves Terrafugia's Flying Car for Test Flights
Each day, humanity inches closer to the vision of the future presented by "The Jetsons." Okay, maybe not exactly that cartoon future, but something resembling it. Smartwatches, robotic assistance, and 3-D printed food are just some of the real wo
TAMING GRAVITY
Ever since electricity was tamed in the 19th century, the idea of manipulating gravity by altering an electromagnetic field has been the subject of intriguing experiments and occasional bursts of irrational exuberance.