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Ideas unlimited
01 July 2010

Ideas unlimited

Far-out engineering concepts. 

Backyard flamethrower
01 July 2010

Backyard flamethrower

Blasting innocent vegetables in the name of science. 

Expired patents can be treasure chests for those seeking to weather the stormy economic climate

The man in the black flying suit
01 July 2010

The man in the black flying suit

Fear junkie pushes the limits 

Unpacking the physics of soccer
01 June 2010

Unpacking the physics of soccer

Without ability, all the science and scholarly research in the world won’t produce a top-class soccer player. However, the skilled player exploits basic physics every time his boot touches the ball – usually without realising it. 

Cybersphere 101: think, dammit
01 June 2010

Cybersphere 101: think, dammit

Are you happy to live in the Cloud? Do you know about personal lifestreams and the “newness” imperative? Good. Now let’s start taking the Internet seriously…  

Putting the fun back into flying
01 June 2010

Putting the fun back into flying

Air travel is awful. But next-generation air taxis could help remake the skies.  

Return of the space plane
01 June 2010

Return of the space plane

Honest, this time it’s for real... 

Welcome to the Brooklyn Academy of Mechanical Arts...and Ballistic Sciences
01 June 2010

Welcome to the Brooklyn Academy of Mechanical Arts...and Ballistic Sciences

For the mechanical pranksters of New York’s Madagascar Institute, there’s nothing that can’t be improved by adding a fire-spewing pulse jet. 

Bang, you're dead
01 May 2010

Bang, you're dead

High-tech shooting range makes firearm training more realistic 
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