Toyota recently added three new concept cars to its growing line of futuristic vehicles, the Hi-CT, the Future Toyota Mini Van, and the Crown Hybrid Concept car. All three vehicles have a unique, environmentally friendly design and many innovative features. ...
Optibike
Optibike recently presented a new electrical bicycle model, called Optibike OB1, which features a patented motorized bottom bracket. The bicycle allows the rider to pedal as much as he or she would like to, as the thumb throttle easily powers ...
Revolutionary Vacuum Glass
Researchers at Guardian Industries have recently introduced a new form of vacuum-glazed super glass. Based on the same principle used in vacuum thermos bottles, these glass panels essentially negate two principal modes of heat transfer. This vacuum-glazed glass may enable ...
The Mysterious Stranger – Part 1
In 1712, a mysterious stranger stepped into the quiet town of Gera, Germany. The man brought a peculiar machine: a thick wooden wheel, about three feet in diameter, covered in an oiled leather blanket. Through the wrapping emerged a massive ...
Ford Blind Spot Mirror
Ford has introduced two new features designed to improve drivers’ road vision: the Blind Spot Mirror and the Cross Traffic Alert. The mirror has an integrated convex spotter mirror aimed directly at the vehicle’s blind spot, and the monitoring system ...
Velocity Aircraft – DIY Plane
The Florida based company Velocity Aircraft produces unique sport-aircrafts, which can be assembled by the user. According to the company, their 4-seat canard aircraft is modeled after the successful Long-EZ design. The concept of homebuilt aircrafts could suit people who ...
Camera ‘Sees’ Under Clothes
A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs, and explosives hidden under people’s clothes from a distance of up to 25 meters. This new device may prove to be a major breakthrough for the security industry, ...
Evolution – Sea, Land, and Air Vehicle
Russian aircraft designer and inventor Alexander Begak has created a unique aircraft named Evolution. The aircraft can travel on land, in the water, and in the air. Evolution is designed to perform both military and civilian missions almost anywhere in ...
Nano-Diamonds Might Lead to Quantum Computing
University of Melbourne scientists have managed to create nanometer-sized diamonds, by shooting carbon atoms into glass and the heating the glass. The diamonds’ properties may help in creating quantum computers capable of performing parallel computing tasks that cannot be carried ...
Easy-Glider X6
The German Company Divio GmbH recently unveiled a new concept-vehicle named Easy-Glider X6. Although the new vehicle looks a bit like a strange hybrid between a scooter and a SegWay, Divio is promoting it as a truly unique creative vehicle. ...