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July 30, 2007 It was precisely 60 years ago this week that Dutch Volkswagen importer Ben Pon discovered a vehicle at the Wolfsburg factory, which Volkswagen sta

Tancher's emergency wristwatch beacon; the company has released the design for royalty-free production

Wearables

Wristwatch emergency beacon a lifesaver in remote emergencies

July 31, 2007 In remote emergency situations, simply being located quickly by response teams can mean the difference between life and death. For example if you’

Automotive

Auburn Speedster reborn

July 30, 2007 The Auburn automobile was among the most distinctive and beautiful cars ever built with its long hood, pointed boat tail and exceptionally eleg

Automotive

Mercedes-Benz unveils DiesOtto - the “future of the gasoline engine”

July 25, 2007 Don’t count out the petrol engine just yet according to motoring giant Mercedes-Benz, which has unveiled a new gasoline engine offering the high t

Games

Checkers “solved” using up to 200 computers at a time

August 8, 2007 After 18 years of work, Jonathan Schaeffer from the University of Alberta , has announced the completion of Chinook , a checkers playing progra

Boeing's Blended-Wing Body (BWB) X-48B prototype completed its first test flight last week. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Aircraft

Blended-Wing Boeing completes first test flight

July 30, 2007 The traditional airplane shape is well tried and tested, but manufacturers like Boeing are moving beyond the 'tube with wings and a tail' design i

Singer's Futura CE250 sewing and embroidery machine

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New Singer prints embroidery patterns straight from PC to fabric

July 26, 2007 The Singer company has a spectacular and storied history of firsts. Founded in 1851, the iconic company produced the world’s first portable sewi

Computers

Haptic glove to be exhibited at SIGGRAPH 07

August 7, 2007 Man-machine interfaces have predominantly targeted the aural and visual senses but improving technology has opened up the potential for new level

Science

Nanogenerator harvests energy from environmental sources

July 26, 2007 The prototype nanogenerator provides continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultr

The Ramphos flying boat with wheels - a true all-rounder.

Aircraft

Drive, float or fly? Your choice with the affordable Ramphos amphibious flying boat

August 1, 2007 With disposable income levels running high, expensive hobbies like aviation are coming within the reach of more and more people – and hobby pil

Magnetic Levitation wind power generator

Environment

Magnetic levitation promises huge efficiency gains in wind power generation

July 31, 2007 Sustainable generation of electric power is the key to realizing the vision of a world free from dependency on fossil fuels - the challenge is

Sports

Asymmetric fishtail flippers promote a more natural kicking motion for swimmers

July 24, 2007 The idea of attaching fish-like fins to the body to propel us more efficiently through the water occurred to many early inventors, including Leona

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