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Wired
December 22, 2008
Candice Chan |
Ingenious Hellraiser Fires Up Homebrew Flamethrowers Former contractor turned full-time tinkerer Bob Hofmann has built a lightweight, easy-to-use flamethrower he calls the Bonefire.   |
Wired
December 22, 2008
Kevin Sites |
3 Cheap, Safe Ways to Destroy Deadly Explosives If there are unexploded mines, shells, and bombs in your city, use these three techniques to disarm them. |
Popular Mechanics
December 19, 2008
Paul Tolme |
Could the Whistler Blackcomb Gondola Accident Happen Again? Disaster recently struck British Columbia's Whistler Blackcomb ski resort when ice buildup snapped a supporting tower for a gondola. Could disaster strike again with the resorts new Peak 2 Peak gondola system? Engineers weigh in. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2008
Ben Block |
The Quest for the Electric Car's Perfect Plug Here are problems and answers from engineers on their quest for the perfect plug for the electric car. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2008
Sally Adee |
Researchers Hope to Mime 1000 Neurons With High-Res Artificial Retina The first prosthetic retina that would allow users to recognize faces. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Trees to Power Their own Wildfire Sensors MIT researchers devised a sensor that could measure temperature and humidity and store enough energy to broadcast data four times a day. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2009
Erin McCarthy |
LightSpeed Binoculars Transmit Sound and Image via Infrared LED Military Special ops are stocking up on enhanced binoculars that give users more than a close view: They can transmit voice and video signals that are unable to be tapped. |
Scientific American
January 2009
Mark Fischetti |
How Do Elevators Work? A look inside the complex machine that moves people up and down floors |
Popular Mechanics
December 12, 2008
Erin McCarthy |
The Day the Earth Stood Still First Look: The Anatomy of Gort There is little that director Scott Derrickson didn't revamp in The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the 1951 film in which an alien named Klaatu comes to Earth to warn against humanity's proliferation of nukes |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2008
James Oberg |
Russians Close In on Cause of Soyuz Landing Anomaly Clues could come from a space walk next week |
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