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TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference Free PodCasts available

June 28, 2006 Once a year, 1000 people are invited to the TED Conference in Monterey, California, to exchange something of incalculable value: their ideas. Wh

Automotive

1906 land speed record holder to go under the hammer

June 28, 2006 Bonhams was founded in 1793 and is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. Appropriately, Bonhams will aucti

Good Thinking

Wire in Composite technology provides improved protection and packaging for harsh environment wiring installations

June 30, 2006 A new solution for the protection of vehicular wiring assemblies from damage, vibration and environmental impact was launched this week at the D

Urban Transport

World human powered speed record - 53.43 miles in an hour

July 6, 2006 The world one hour record for human powered vehicles was broken early on the morning of July 2 when 'Fast Freddy' Markham pedalled 53.43 miles (85.

Good Thinking

The Lotus Type 119c soapbox racer

July 1, 2006 The rise in popularity of gravity (aka soapbox) racing has been spectacular in recent years, and one of the most successful teams has been the Lot

Automotive

Caparo T1 for Goodwood Festival of Speed

June 28, 2006 One of the world’s most exclusive road and track cars, the Caparo T1 , is to make its UK debut at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed (July

Aircraft

Javelin two-seater executive jet set to begin production

July 4, 2006 It takes but a glance at the Javelin personal jet to understand that it was born from the intense desire to offer military performance to the gene

Automotive

The world’s fastest cars from 0-100-0 mph (in order)

June 29, 2006 One of the measures of sporting performance that’s rarely used but highly relevant when measuring extreme automotive performance is the zero to 1

Around The Home

The Simmer Stove – ingenious and simple new stove design

June 28, 2006 The best inventions are invariably the simplest, easiest to understand and those that clearly offer a solution to an important problem – invention

Motorcycles

US$45,000 supercharged, Ducati-based 200 bhp Super Squalo

July 7, 2006 UPDATED IMAGE LIBRARY Shown for the first time at the recent Italian round of the World Superbike Championships was a motorcycle with an interes

Urban Transport

Correction - chainless bicycle is not new

June 28, 2006 Last week we ran a story about the Dynacraft Dekra-D Drive bicycle which has a shaft drive shaft instead of a chain and hence offers less maint

Computing

Microsoft's backlit, rechargeable, wireless keyboard

June 30, 2006 Now let’s get one thing straight – we hate the QWERTY keyboard. It is 150 year old technology masquerading as high-tech and strangling the produc

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