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Peak oil is proving a great motivator for the exploration of radical alternative energy ideas and ongoing developments show that we haven’t even scratched the surface. In the latest example, plans to harness the pow

South Korean designer Kim Yong Seong's proposed CD/MP3 player plays MP3 files in the compact closed position and then flips open to form two arms that support a CD.

As PC gamers move to their couches to play First Person Shooter (FPS) and other high precision games on their HDTV or laptop screen, LapWorks new Gamers Desk provides a platform on the lap with ample space for a gaming keyboard and mouse or even a laptop and mouse.

The remarkable success of Apple’s iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com) continues to grow. This week Apple announced that five billion songs have now been downloaded, which means that in less than a year it has sold two billion tracks. The remarkable growth means that in the last year, Apple has moved past

Outboard motors have seen enormous progress in a short time, not just in power output, but also in the sophistication of their emission-reduction technologies. This 700 bhp water taxi we found this week in Sydney Harbour is a prime example.

DARPA’s Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System program is a day/night optical system that will use human brain activity to detect, analyze and alert foot-soldiers to possible threats.

BlueAnt Wireless’ Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree incorporates advanced ‘Text-to-Speech’ technology, which announces the incoming caller’s name or Caller ID and allows the user to verbally accept or reject the call.

Wiping the gun clean has long been considered best practice for villains but may soon become a quaint custom. Researchers have developed a way to ‘visualize fingerprints’ even after the print itself has been removed by measuring the corrosion of the surface by deposits from the fingerprints.

The pioneering autonomous vehicle that won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge will visit its home town before taking its place at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Pushing buttons and turning dials is just soo 20th century. Genius has just announced its latest notebook speaker system which features touch panel control of on/off, mute, volume, bass and treble functions.

In a significant milestone, Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. has performed his 400th robotic-assisted mitral valve repair at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

New research has unearthed an interesting correlation between drivers who personalize their cars with bumper stickers and those prone to road rage. Now the bumper sticker is going to new levels with personalized electronic messaging able to display messages such as the insulting gesture (pictured)