Subject of this association is the Bugatti 100P, in 1937 the development of this extremely advanced airplane was started. This was under contract of the French airforce ministry, Ettore Bugatti had hired the Belgian Louis de Monge as chief engineer. The first version of the airplane was planned as a speedrecord airplane, a military version […]
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The father of nanotechnology. We’re still waiting on the SingSum videos for 08. So far I’ve found none.
The Martin Jetpack will be unveiled at AirVenture at Oshkosh on July 29, 2008. This is the Ultimate Personal Flying Machine! After the unveiling, you can find out more at
There’s been a FLURRY of discussion recently on the exrocketry list concerning Subrata Roy’s recent patent filing for a plasma-motivated UAV.
Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction. University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of […]
VLADIMIR PUTIN, the Russian president, is to raise plans for a tunnel to link his country with America when he meets his US counterpart, George W Bush, next Sunday.
The 64-mile tunnel would run under the Bering Strait between Chukotka, in the Russian far east, and Alaska; the cost is estimated at £33 billion.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3646415.ece
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If you think algae is just that green grime that dirties up your pool, think again: it’s also a surprisingly viable source for biofuel.
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An ion engine prototype developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center has now accumulated more than 12,000 hours of operation and processed over 245 kilograms of xenon, setting a record for most propellant throughput ever demonstrated by an ion engine.
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So awesome.
This shit should be cheap and every single fxcking roofing tile should be composed of this shit.
It should be mandatory. Every dwelling should be electrically self-sustaining.
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (a place where many many more tax dollars should be going) have proven that certain silicon nano-cyrstals can produce two to […]
