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Boeing 747-8 Freighter to make first biofuel-powered transatlantic flight

When the new Boeing 747-8 Freighter flies from Seattle to the Paris Air Show, it will mark the first time a commercial aircraft has crossed the Atlantic Ocean using biofuel.

A prototype driving device allows disabled people to steer, accelerate, change gears and brake with one hand (Photo: FICOSA International S.A.)

Automotive

Device lets disabled people drive with one hand

A prototype driving device allows disabled people to steer, accelerate, change gears and brake with one hand.

Aircraft

Gulfstream G450 crosses the Atlantic on 50/50 biofuel-jetfuel blend

This week Honeywell's Green Jet Fuel joined the race to the Paris air show to become the first biofuel to power a transatlantic flight.

Lytro is planning to release a consumer-oriented light field camera, that allows users to shift the focus in a picture after it's been taken (Photo: Lytro)

Photography

Lytro light field camera lets users adjust a photo's focus after it's been taken

Lytro is planning to release a consumer-oriented light field camera, that allows users to shift the focus in a picture after it's been taken.

The Mobile Cultural Mobilizarte is a three-part inflatable portable pavilion

Architecture

The three-ingredient inflatable portable pavilion

The Mobile Cultural Mobilizarte is a three-part inflatable portable pavilion.

Military

The Jackal: DTV's Shredder gets a military makeover

DTV has turned its all-terrain, high-speed, tank tracked Segway killer into a military deployment platform with twin grenade launchers, silent stealth drive mode and the ability to operate it remotely as an unmanned ground vehicle.

Computing

Toshiba gets back into the desktop game with DX1215 All-in-One PC

After focusing exclusively on laptops since 2001, Toshiba has launched its first desktop PC for the U.S. market in 10 years in the form of the DX1215 All-in-One PC.

Artist's impression of SolarReserve's Concentrated Solar Power Tower plant

Environment

P & W Rocketdyne aims to make concentrated solar power towers cheaper and more efficient

the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne US$10.2 million to develop technologies aimed at significantly lowering the electricity costs of concentrated solar power towers and thermal storage systems.

The VoltAir is a concept all-electric airliner, that could be flying within 25 years (Photo: Gizmag)

Aircraft

EADS VoltAir all-electric aircraft concept unveiled in Paris

The VoltAir is a concept all-electric airliner, that could be flying within 25 years.

A new method for graphene production has been discovered, that involves burning pure magnesium in dry ice (Image: AlexanderAIUS)

Materials

'Simple, green, and cost-effective' method of graphene production announced

A new method for graphene production has been discovered, that involves burning pure magnesium in dry ice.

The appBlaster is an iPhone accessory that allows you to shoot at virtual aliens in your real-life surroundings, via the Alien Attack augmented reality app(Photo: RED5)

Games

appBlaster lets you kill the aliens hiding in your home

The appBlaster is an iPhone accessory that allows you to shoot at virtual aliens in your real-life surroundings, via the Alien Attack augmented reality app.

Architecture

Six-hundred meter tall aerodynamic eco-tower being built in China

To be built in Wuhan, China, the Wuhan Greenland Center is a 606 meter (1,988 ft) aerodynamic high tower with softly rounded corners and a tapered body that culminates in a distinctive domed top.

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