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Top 5 Future Bikes!

The Detroit Auto Show is under way, and I’ve yet to see anything as cool as the sexy future cars I blogged about recently. As the industry rises from the ashes with green tech as it’s savior (hopefully), I’m turning my attention to what really matters to most people: does it look cool?
This time around, [...]

Obama Wary of Future Robotic Overlords

President Obama recently launched a White House initiative to cultivate more interest in science and math in American youth. As part of that initiative, he visited Oaktown High School to get a demo of their Cougar Cannon Robot. He then remarked:
“As president, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. [...]

The Prometheus Device

Everett Bradford has created a device that aspiring superheroes and supervillains alike will be drooling over: The Prometheus Device. Put simply, it allows you to cast fireballs from your hand. This is the kind of thing I expect Mickey Rourke to be sporting as Whiplash in Iron Man 2.

From Everett’s YouTube page:
Prometheus is version 3 of the Pyro [...]

BTW, We’re Blowing Up the Moon Tomorrow

For thousands of years, mankind has marveled at the majesty, even worshiped, the moon. That all ends tomorrow morning, when NASA puts the smackdown on Luna and stars blowin’ some shit up.
Of course, we’re not actually blowing up the moon, per se. I hope. The LCross Project’s mission is to find out if there is water [...]

Has The Black Oil from X-Files Arrived in Alaska?

“It’s certainly biological. It’s definitely not an oil product of any kind.”
Yikes. That’s not want you want to hear when you encounter a 12-mile long blob of goo floating through the Arctic waters. The mysterious organism is making its way through the Chukchi Sea between Wainwright and Barrow in Northern Alaska.
“It’s definitely, by the smell [...]