A 3-D printer, which has nothing to do with paper printers, creates an object by stacking one layer of material — typically plastic or metal — on top of another, much the same way a pastry chef makes...

The Transition, from Terrafugia, is the most likely winner of the race to marketing the first effective roadable aircraft/driveable airplane, a.k.a. the flying car. The history of aviation is littered...

What happens when one idea meets another idea? They have idea sex. And, when the conditions are right, they conceive and spawn little baby ideas, which go on to have ideas of their own. Or at least...

Youku recently has launched China’s first online 3D movie theater, the Lenovo B3 3D Theater. 3D films are, of course, expensive, so Youku’s 3D Theater provides a valuable service, allowing viewers...

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...

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...

Vancouver-based sound studio Griffiths, Gibson and Ramsay Productions is mailing out cardboard boxes that can be used as record players. Designed by ad firm Grey Canada, the player works by placing...

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