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World's most powerful laser takes another step toward fusion ignition

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 1:21pm

Over at the National Ignition Facility in California is the world's most powerful laser, and its tasked with bringing about the dream of pollution-free, clean fusion energy (well, when it's not busy doing military-related things). It just completed its first firing test at near full energy.

World's first micrometer violin still plays music

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 11:55am

Ever have someone bitterly play the world's smallest violin at you? Well, two fingers rubbing together isn't going to cut it anymore: Johan Engelen and his fellow students really have created the world's smallest violin and it even produces music...

Want the fastest net speeds in America? Move to Chattanooga

Kevin Hall

Monday, September 13, 2010 - 2:44pm

It looks like Chattanooga, Tennessee's fourth largest city with 170,000 residents, is going to be one of the first cities in the U.S. to offer one-gigabit-per-second internet upload and download speeds to the general public. Yep. Chattanooga.

World's longest active email address is worth the read

Kevin Hall

Friday, August 13, 2010 - 11:06am

A fellow named Peter Craig has secured the record for having the world's longest and active email address at 345 characters. Good on him, too — it's not just the gibberish it could have been.

World's largest tidal turbine will power 1,000 homes

Kevin Hall

Friday, August 13, 2010 - 8:42am

This is the AK-1000, which, when it's deployed this summer in Scotland, should be the world's largest tidal turbine. It just so happens that it'll also be the world's most powerful, able to power 1,000 homes as it harnesses the power of Scotland's choppy waters.

World's largest clock is as wide as a football field

Kevin Hall

Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 6:54am

If all goes well, the world's newest, largest clock should start ticking off its first seconds today in the city of Mecca. Its tower also happens to be Saudi Arabia's tallest building, and the tower's complex is the largest hotel in the world. Talk about going for broke!

Futuristic prototype helicopter promises to be world's fastest

Kevin Hall

Monday, August 2, 2010 - 9:58am

The Sikorsky X2 isn't even a finished vehicle yet and it's already broken the rotorcraft speed record of 249 mph set in 1986 — though just barely. Then again, at 258 mph, the X2 is just getting started.

The future of spy drone tech lands after two weeks in the air

Kevin Hall

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 1:09pm

The last time we checked in with the Zephyr, an unmanned, solar-powered aircraft built in Britain, it was starting into its second week in the air. Now, the Zephyr has finally landed after a whopping two weeks of uninterrupted flight.

1,000 mph Bloodhound blurs the line between rocket and car

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 5:56am

The current land speed world record is 763 mph, set by the ThrustSSC supersonic car in 1997. It was designed by a team including supersonic car pioneer Richard Noble, who is back again with the Bloodhound, a car that could...

Record breaking electric car goes 600 miles on laptop batteries

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 2:14am

The previous world record for the longest distance traveled in an electric vehicle on a single charge was 345 miles. The new record destroys that at a whopping 623 miles. Both were set by the Japan Electric Vehicle Club, and they do it using laptop batteries. Lots and lots of laptop batteries.

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World's most powerful laser takes another step toward fusion ignition

World's first micrometer violin still plays music

Want the fastest net speeds in America? Move to Chattanooga

World's longest active email address is worth the read

World's largest tidal turbine will power 1,000 homes

World's largest clock is as wide as a football field

Futuristic prototype helicopter promises to be world's fastest

The future of spy drone tech lands after two weeks in the air

1,000 mph Bloodhound blurs the line between rocket and car

Record breaking electric car goes 600 miles on laptop batteries

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