This is probably one of the cheapest and funniest way to take to the skies: an inflatable wing called Woopy-Fly. Developed in Switzerland, it's a weight shifting device. In other words, the wind has...

The Entropy of Love:Or a list of all the mission to Mars (did you know that most of them failed?) or also a useful genealogy tree of pop music: And, last but not least, the unmissable China feature...

Hat off. This is the beginning of a long, long ride. The aircraft actually made a couple of "flea hops" on early December last year. This morning at 10:27, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from Payerne...

I wonder what happened to this design, which looks easy and cheap enough to have survived the evolution of the snow cat over the years and quite a lot of fun to drive too! Maybe it was too vulnerable...

I think I’m going to have a heart attack, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen! As you may be aware, the Japanese treat their pets like children, and since they are also masters of good design...

The San Francisco Panorama. - - - - Click here to view/download this as a PDF. via mcsweeneys.net Do check (what seems to be) great content, fascinating graphic and an alternative version of...

20 Year Anniversary Fall of the Berlin Wall Share your thoughts on the Fall of the Berlin wall now or let us know which walls still have to come down to make our world a better place! via berlintwitterwall...

On today's Flickr blog there's a nice collection of mountaineering shots, check it outhttp://blog.flickr.net/en/2009/09/28/go-climb-a-mountain/ I have a gargantuan collection of skiing and mountain...