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 … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Riding on Air
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
(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. … Continue reading
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How You’ll Live Forever (Almost)
A gatefold in the May 2006 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. The Census Bureau says life spans will climb nearly 10 years in the next half-century. We think that’s just the beginning. [Read the rest in PDF format here.] Click … Continue reading