Ever build a stick bomb? Weave together a few popsicle sticks or tongue depressors, and the slightest touch sets them off. Kinetic artist Tim Fort used 2250 tongue depressors to build 562 of the little tension-loaded bombs, placing them in...

A bunch of Aeronautics and Astronautics students from Stanford has broken the altitude record with a self-piloted plane. Last September 11, at Edwards Airbase, the group made four attempts with a pair of one-pound balsa-and-foam battery-powered propeller aircraft they designed...

Get out of the way, everybody, because here comes Bloodhound, the world's fastest car. The British-designed Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) was unveiled in London today, with plans for a record-breaking supersonic run in 2011. The 42-foot land rocket will...