As seen in Popular Mechanics. Motorcyclists know how terrifying—and possibly fatal—a fall can be. Designed to complement the use of a helmet, Triple T Sales’ Hit-Air vest helps protect riders against serious injury by releasing inert gas into pockets in the vest, cushioning a rider’s … Read More →
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Lifting Bodies
As seen in Popular Mechanics. We see some pretty handy tools here at PM, but when it comes to moving bulky items, this one biggest cake we can find. For fewer than $40, the Forearm Forklift uses simple physics to help you (and a friend) … Read More →
TV on the Radio Internet iPod
As seen in Popular Mechanics. Just what we all need: more 24. Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store began selling Fox Entertainment programming yesterday in what is the store’s largest debut from a single network, adding 16 new series to the popular online store’s library. Already … Read More →
Power Tool Drag Race
As seen in Popular Mechanics. As much as we like power tools, it seems some San Francisco fanatics have us beat. On Sunday afternoon at the Ace International Speedway, nearly 60 “bots” battled it out to reign supreme at the junkyard in the Power Tool … Read More →
A stand-alone graduation for nursing students
As seen in the Washington Square News. NYU’s College of Nursing will hold its first-ever commencement exercises today for its students after nearly 75 years as a division of the Steinhardt School of Education. Elevated to the stature of a college in September 2005, the … Read More →
Ex-convict graduates NYU
As seen in the Washington Square News. Jason Nicholas, 36, reminisces of his youth as he walks by hundreds of NYU undergraduates in Washington Square Park — some lounging on the fountain’s edge with a textbook, some playing Frisbee under the shade of a tree. … Read More →
Urban Robo-Rally
As seen in Popular Mechanics. For a cool $2 million, any human driver would obey traffic laws, merge correctly, stay in their lane, and avoid a crash at a busy intersection. But a robot? Well, that’s a different story. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency … Read More →
Raptor Trap
As seen in Popular Mechanics. As the U.S. Air Force’s newest and priciest fighter, the F-22A Raptor is the most advanced aircraft in the sky—but that doesn’t mean it always works. Last week, the Department of Defense issued a statement about a hapless pilot from … Read More →
(Personal) Airspace
As seen in Popular Mechanics. Come fly the friendly skies—standing up. In an effort to cram ever more people into the limited confines of a commercial airliner, at least one aircraft manufacturer has suggested getting rid of the seats altogether. Airbus has offered Asian carriers … Read More →
Plenty Of Marvels From Everyday People
As seen in Popular Mechanics. Competing with re-thought training wheels, parachute recovery systems, automatic candle extinguishers, off-road wheelchairs and every “Quad Zipper” in between, the winner of the History Channel’s Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge wasn’t the flashiest invention on display in New York’s Grand … Read More →