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The land mine - one of history's cruelest inventions

September 15, 2006 One of the most effective and cost-efficient inventions in history, the anti-personnel or land-mine came into its own in the 20th century. T

Automotive

Hyundai C-Segment Arnejs concept

September 15, 2006 Hyundai has released the first pictures of its stunning Arnejs concept; the best clue yet as to what the company’s all new C-segment car wil

Automotive

Sixty Years of the VW Camper

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’

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

Aircraft

Passenger plane design set to evolve in the name of efficiency and emissions control

July 31, 2007 The standard aircraft design with which we have all become so familiar throughout the 20th century is headed for the scrap heap. Despite its ubiqu

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

Motorcycles

All new Aussie Yamaha motorcycles to come with free DataDot theft protection

July 31, 2007 Motorcycles offer a boundless sense of freedom to their owners – and they’re also seen as boundlessly free by bike thieves who know it only take

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

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