LATEST ISSUE
Subscribe to Popular Mechanics
subscribe - click here








 
WEIRD & WONDERFUL
January 2009
Cutting edge: Czeers Solarboats

Three years ago, 22-year-old Dutch students David Czap and Nils Beers joined the Technical University of Delft solar boat team, Nils signing on as team leader and David taking on the challenge of design and onboard systems development. Their efforts . . .

September 2007
What the %#$@* is that?

If this bullet-like machine produces even half the performance claimed by its designers, it will give new meaning to quick. It’s the Acabion GTBO 70, designed by Mikova Systems of Switzerland with the specific intention of making jaws drop and . . .

August 2007
Yes, but is it art?

Meet the Armchair Cruiser, a boldly styled and curiously desirable item of mobile furniture described by its creators as “a polished piece of motorised art”.

It’s much more than a chair with an engine. According to company chairman Daniel Helton, . . .

 
 
Published by RamsayMedia (Pty) Ltd.: Digital Publishing. Copyright 2010 all rights reserved. No portion may be reproduced without the written permission of the publishers.

SITE TRAFFIC | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE | COPYRIGHT | CONTACT US | ONLINE ADVERTISING