25 April 2012

Climbing the iron way

Fixed rungs, cables, bridges? Sounds like sacrilege to climbing purists. To the rest of us, a via ferrata (Italian for ‘iron road’) means a way to reach new heights. By Jim Gorman  

20 March 2012

Weird machines compete in California’s Kinetic Grand Championship

What’s over 3 metres tall, breathes fire and engages dozens of bicycle gears to cross land, sand and sea? A vehicle built to conquer California’s Kinetic Grand Championship. 

01 March 2012

PM on location at Antarctica's Palmer Station

The people who live and work at Antarctica’s Palmer Station occupy a very special co-ordinate: it’s staggeringly beautiful. It’s also changing more rapidly than almost any other place on Earth. 

26 January 2012

Radical SailRocket yacht targets world speed record

In pursuit of the outright world speed sailing record. No one said it would be easy... 

02 January 2012

Jetpack at Last

After a half-century of yearning, PM can finally pilot a jetpack. Science fiction, meet Science Fact. 

01 December 2011

Igloo village

Ever heard of the Hotel Kakslauttanen? It’s located in the Saariselkä area of Lapland, in the vicinity of Urho Kekkonen National Park.  

01 December 2011

California Roll

Designer Christopher Daniel had a vision. He wanted to design a house that adapted to its environment, a prefabricated cube that could morph into something completely different to comfortably accommodate people in the harshest environments (think desert).  

01 November 2011

Sealander Amphibious Camping Trailer

If you’ve ever dreamed of a holiday that combines camping with cruising (haven’t we all?), you might consider this compact, German-designed floating caravan. 

21 September 2011

Gyrocopters go mainstream

PM steps aboard a stylish flier in dodgy conditions. Story and pictures by Sean Woods 

01 September 2011

Trimaran Adastra, a futuristic superyacht

We’ve encountered many outrageous yacht concepts over the years, most of them destined for the ignominy of desktop wallpaper.