We have detected that the browser you are using is no longer supported. As a result, some content may not display correctly.
We suggest that you upgrade to the latest version of any of the following browsers:
close notification
We suggest that you upgrade to the latest version of any of the following browsers:
close notification
Alan Duggan
Alan's Blog
Editor Alan Duggan enjoys motorcycles, wine, technology, travel, and science - the weirder, the better. Conceding that he's become quite grumpy over the years, he claims to know the difference between objective complaint and pathetic whine.
Recent Blog Posts
13 February 2012
Horex supercharged V6 bike launched in Germany
It’s a safe bet that you’ve never heard of a motorcycle called Horex; the same applies to your biker friends. That’s about to change with the introduction of a supercharged V6-powered machine that moves the proverbial goalposts in terms of design, technology and raw power. How much power? Around 149 kW (or 200 old-fashioned horses), we’re told.
12 January 2012
2012 International CES: Welcome to gadget heaven
Welcome to Las Vegas, a bizarrely different and strangely interesting city plunked in the middle of a desert, lit with a zillion flickering lights, and punted with a somewhat tired wink as “Sin City” (you know, relentless gambling, girls wearing very little, men behaving badly, etc). They can keep the sin: I’m here for the biggest, baddest, boldest and most exhausting gadget expo the world has ever seen.
02 November 2011
Soul? We invented it...
To build a supercar like McLaren’s revolutionary MP4-12C, you gotta have soul. Not to mention huge dollops of passion and masses of relevant experience. Alan Foster, operations director at McLaren Automotive and the man responsible for the smooth running of the company’s plant in Woking, England, has all the right credentials.
11 May 2011
Up, up and away…
This question came up in a quiz the other day, so I thought I would run it past PM’s astonishingly clever audience: ‘Can you name at least five classic rock songs about space travel?’ (See the bottom of this blog for some answers.)
29 November 2010
Researchers kick-start ancient DNA
I presume most of you have seen the movie Jurassic Park, in which a scientist recreates long-extinct (and very hungry) dinosaurs from ancient DNA. Although the script was pure fantasy, I thought you’d like to know that a pair of real scientists has just made a similarly impressive breakthrough, this time in the realm of the very small.
10 August 2010
A question of balance
Being editor of a sci-tech title offers certain advantages. For example, I often get to hear about scientific and technological breakthroughs in advance of public announcements (mostly, it must be said, because I go looking for them), and I am sometimes allowed to play with gadgets that defy logic while remaining strangely desirable (you know, like sunglasses with a built-in digital camera or MP3 player). For the rest, people feel some kind of obligation to keep me informed (thanks, people).
27 July 2010
It doesn’t work, dammit
I’m sick of things that don’t work, and I wish someone would do something about it. Take the corkscrew that I used last night in a prolonged and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to open a bottle of good stuff. Having mislaid my regular corkscrew, I was forced to borrow one – which promptly broke. I was forced to extract the cork with a knife and ended up having to filter the wine through a tea strainer. Not a refined experience.
15 June 2010
Defying the Immutable Laws of Nature
Every once in a while, a group of fun-loving individuals comes up with the idea of rewriting the laws of physics (for the record, these laws contain a fair number of boring codicils) in the interests of scientific progress – and occasionally, with nary a hint of shame, in the pursuit of lunacy. This is perfectly acceptable, of course. But walking on water? Or better still, running on it?Pages:
‹ Prev |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | ... Next > |
People are talking about
" were can i get hold of a afordable water softner. Louis "
Date: 18 February 2012
By: Louisansie
" I quite agree with the various points mentioned except for tactic 6. I take my car out of gear at every possible downhill except steep downhills... "
Date: 31 January 2012
By: Dieter
" The hidden fact is that in the old days, there were never any hatchbacks, all long-bonnet, thick metal plated cars. Its all fine if you test the... "
Date: 20 February 2012
By: Kyle Shirley
Popular Content
© Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved. popularmechanics.co.za is designed, maintained and hosted by RamsayMedia.
SITE TRAFFIC | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE | COPYRIGHT | CONTACT US | AD RATES | WEBSITE CREDITS | LINKS
SITE TRAFFIC | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE | COPYRIGHT | CONTACT US | AD RATES | WEBSITE CREDITS | LINKS