I think we have the perfect stunt for Tom Cruise's next installment of Mission Impossible, and it involves skydiving from space. Luckily, there's already a guy out there insane enough to try it first, to make sure it works.

A team of engineers at the University of Southampton in the U.K. have created what's being called the world's first 3D printed airplane. While 3D printing has been eyed to make airplane components (among other things), cranking out an entire, working craft is definitely something new — and something that could be promising in the growing world of unmanned aerial vehicles.

How do you double the speed of a helicopter? Maybe it shouldn't be as obvious as just stapling a couple extra engines onto it, but it seems to have worked, as the Eurocopter X3 is now the fastest helicopter ever built.

Tyson Mao might have some sick Rubik's Cube skills, especially when he solves it behind his back with his eyes blindfolded, but I'd like to see him try Shapeway's ginormous 17 x 17 x 17 Rubik's Cube.