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The future of transport in the 1930s was a giant hamster wheel

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 12:29pm

What's laughable today was considered a technological marvel back in the day. Look at this "Dynasphere" wheel from the 1930s. It looks like a silly giant hamster wheel, but it was actually dubbed "a remarkable invention in 'spherical locomotion'" that would "revolutionize modern transport." Crazy, right?

Image of the Day: awesome VW camper sidecar

Megan Wollerton

Monday, February 20, 2012 - 6:00am

Jay Dyer modified the sidecar of his 1961 Lambretta scooter to look exactly like a classic Volkswagen camper. Now he and his 11-year-old son Kaine can motor around England in style. You know you're jealous.

Disappearing Car Door offers spacecraft feel on Earth

Adario Strange

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 5:14am

Some of the best futuristic depictions of cars include not only self-driving vehicles, but cars with unique takes on simple functions. Such is the case with the Disappearing Car Door.

By 2031, we'll all be flying personal blimpjets

Evan Ackerman

Friday, February 10, 2012 - 12:01pm

I'll bet you never knew that the gaping hole in your life was exactly the size of one of these conceptual personal blimpjets, did you? 'Cause it is. I know, you've tried to cram flying cars and driveable planes in there to no avail, but by 2031, the blimpjet will be here to make everything complete.

Image of the Day: does your car have a wood-burning stove?

Megan Wollerton

Friday, February 10, 2012 - 6:00am

Pascal Prokop installed a wood-burning stove in his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon. Why, you ask? Well, we aren't sure, but he did get an operating permit from the Swiss technical inspection authority.

Tesla Model X offers iPad-style dash and Back To The Future doors

Adario Strange

Friday, February 10, 2012 - 4:20am

Whenever a company names its product with an "X" we generally expect something really cool and groundbreaking. In the case of the just unveiled Tesla Model X, that's exactly what we got, but it might be hard to notice upon first glance.

Segway style vehicle could replace wheelchairs for the disabled

Adario Strange

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 4:27am

The animated film WALL-E showed us a disturbing future in which lazy humans get around via tiny personal hovercrafts, but in reality some disabled people could actually use such a device. The very real Chariot just might be that device.

Riddle of the day: how to carry two million people on one Porsche

Eileen Marable

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 10:28am

Porsche is one of the popular kids on Facebook. They have just reached over two million likes on their Facebook page and have created a special Cayman S in appreciation. Each one of those fans has their profile picture placed in an intricate photo mosaic on the special edition car.

Ships blow bubbles out their bottoms, improve fuel efficiency

Evan Ackerman

Friday, January 20, 2012 - 1:29pm

A couple days ago we wrote about that badass space-fighter attack boat thing, and we mentioned that it uses "supercavitating technology" to help reduce hull friction. Supercavitation works on bigger boats, too, and a new generation of cargo ships will use lots of little bubbles to improve their fuel efficiency by 25%.

Your next airliner could be a B-2 bomber

Evan Ackerman

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 11:51am

NASA has been actively encouraging aerospace companies to start working on the next generation of passenger airliners, and we've been impressed by futuristic designs from Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Northrop Grumman revealed its design last week, and it probably looks familiar: it's basically a giant B-2 stealth bomber that you can ride inside.

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The future of transport in the 1930s was a giant hamster wheel

Image of the Day: awesome VW camper sidecar

Disappearing Car Door offers spacecraft feel on Earth

By 2031, we'll all be flying personal blimpjets

Image of the Day: does your car have a wood-burning stove?

Tesla Model X offers iPad-style dash and Back To The Future doors

Segway style vehicle could replace wheelchairs for the disabled

Riddle of the day: how to carry two million people on one Porsche

Ships blow bubbles out their bottoms, improve fuel efficiency

Your next airliner could be a B-2 bomber

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