| June 2010 |
Digital clinic Q&A |
| Getting 3D TV |
QI’ve been hearing a lot about these new 3D HDTVs that are on the way. What sort of 3D content will there be for them to play?ATo take advantage of the new breed of 3D HDTVs hitting... |more| |
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| May 2010 |
Digital clinic Q&A |
| Seth Porges answers questions about Modded machines, sonic steadiness, MacBook,Data storage and Apple iPad. |
Modded machinesQ I’ve heard reports that Microsoft has banned modded Xbox 360s from its Xbox Live online gaming service. What’s the deal with this? A... |more| |
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Top 6 new Very Light Jets |
For the dozen-plus Very Light Jets (VLJ) that will be vying for buyers' attention, the journey from brochure to full-scale production can be turbulent. The big hurdle is acquiring a type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which confirms that the design meets FAA safety requirements. A production certificate, the FAA's blessing of the manufacturing process, also can be a huge challenge for small startup companies with no track record. Here are the five jets that, along with the Adam A700, we judge most likely to complete the FAA certification gauntlet.
- By David Noland |
Cessna Mustang
Smallest model from the world's largest biz-jet manufacturer. First VLJ in mass production.Speed: 628 km/h
Price: $2,6 million (about R19,5... |more| |
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How it works: hurricane wavemaker |
Researchers bust walls to engineer better buildings.
- By Erin McCarthy |
More than half of the US population lives within 80 kilometres of the coast, where it is vulnerable to hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather. Researchers at Oregon State University’s OH... |more| |
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| April 2010 |
DIY tech
Quiet your PC |
| There’s no volume dial for the spinning components of a computer, but there are plenty of tricks to hush the hum. |
Anything that moves makes noise. And like many household machines, the personal computer is an assemblage of whirring, spinning, vibrating parts – hard drives, optical drives, heat sink and... |more| |
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The science of victory |
| Soccer’s future may lie in the laboratories of Europe |
So you thought soccer was primarily a game of skill, with a few dollops of luck thrown in for good measure? Think again. Top clubs leave absolutely nothing to chance in their pursuit of... |more| |
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| March 2010 |
Radar-friendly windmills |
| Thousands of megawatts’ worth of proposed wind farms in the US have been blocked because aviation radar confuses the spinning turbines with aircraft. |
British defence firm QinetiQ and Danish turbine-maker Vestas have produced a turbine that minimises radar returns by coating the turbine’s tower with radar-absorbent material and... |more| |
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Where the commodities are |
| Valuable raw materials needed to manufacture high-tech products are often available in only a few locations. |
Any political or economic changes in these resource capitals are quickly felt worldwide.Helium
66% of the world’s helium supply is manufactured... |more| |
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Perfect car key copier |
| Locksmiths could really benefit from the key impressioner. Unfortunately, so could thieves. |
Inventor Steve Randall spent a college summer working for his father’s locksmith shop, watching the pros make replacements for lost car keys. Lacking the identifi cation codes, called bittings,... |more| |
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New power from hot air |
| Shape-memory metal could be the secret to turning car exhaust into energy. |
It’s hard to look at a car’s tailpipe and not be depressed. After all, even the most efficient internal-combustion engines use only 30 per cent of the fuel’s energy to propel the... |more| |
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