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EMBRIO One Wheeler

EMBRIO One Wheeler

After all sorts of three wheeled motorcycles (e.g., the T-Rex and the PIAGGIO MP3), how about a one-wheeler? The Bombardier EMBRIO is a concept one-wheeled hydrogen fuel cell-powered, gyroscopically balanced recreational and commuting vehicle for one or more passengers. The ...

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X-53 – A New X-Plane is Born

X-53 – A New X-Plane is Born

The Active Aeroelastic Wing flight demonstrator received the new designation X-53 on December 8th, 2006, four years after its first test flight in November 2002. The new experimental plane designation is another step in the development of this unique concept ...

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New Model Nanocar on the Showroom Floor

New Model Nanocar on the Showroom Floor

A year after the creation of the first nanocar by scientists from Rice University, a new and improved version is on the showroom floor. The new car, which includes a light-driven engine, opens the door to future development of more ...

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Liquid-Time Sculpture

One of the most ancient time-keeping technologies known, water clocks were used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Babylonians, often for their ability to assist in astronomical and astrological predictions and less for their ability to measure the passing ...

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PIAGGIO MP3 Three Wheeler

PIAGGIO MP3 Three Wheeler

Another day, another revolutionary motorbike. After the folding motorbike, the innovative EV-X7 Electric Motorbike, and the luxurious two-seater T-Rex, comes this little Italian beauty by the same company that invented the original "Vespa" in 1946. The PIAGGIO MP3 has two ...

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T-Rex Three Wheeler

T-Rex Three Wheeler

Searching for a trend-setting alternative to a hard-to-park, gas-guzzling automobile? Look no further then the T-Rex, a side-by-side 2-seater, 3-wheeled, open-air vehicle that uses a car’s steering wheel. Hand-built by the Canadian company Campagna Corporation (aka T-Rex Vehicles, Inc.), the ...

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SolarSailor Aquatanker III

SolarSailor Aquatanker III

The Aquatanker, by Australian company Solarsailor, is a concept “green” supertanker designed to transport large volumes of potable (i.e., drinkable) water. The 400 m by 31 m vessel will sail at 15 knots (about 28 km/h) using a solar wing ...

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BioPen Senses BioThreats

BioPen Senses BioThreats

A novel pen-like device, capable of rapidly detecting biowarfare agents on the battlefield, is being developed by a team of Israeli scientists at Ben Gurion University in the Negev. The BioPen or “Lab-in-a-Pen”, as it has also been dubbed, could ...

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EV-X7 Electric Motorbike

EV-X7 Electric Motorbike

The Japanese company Axle Corporation have created a new model of an electric powered motorbike named EV-X7. The electric motorbike weighs 200 kg (441 lbs.) and can reach speeds of up to 150 kph (90+ mph) using its new “Sumo” ...

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Aeros Aeroscraft

Aeros Aeroscraft

The Aeroscraft is a combination airship and advanced aircraft, exceptionally designed to carry huge amount of cargo very long distances. The Aeroscraft concept is currently under development by the California-based company Aeros, which specializes in lighter-than-air aircrafts. According to Aeros, ...

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