• Science

    A Real Cloaking Device

    By Catherine Schwanke Posted on 1.26.2009 32 Comments

    It's like something out of a science fiction novel or a Harry Potter book. Engineers from Duke University have constructed a device that can "cloak" items placed on a mirror surface.

    First designed in 2006, the new version of the device is a more sophisticated and complicated design that can cloak a wider variety of waves.

    1.28.2009 at 09:46am - Comment by akudara

    This is really cool. Many of you mentioned the problems already but you should be a little optimistic.

  • Technology

    Flying Car Takes Off

    By Holly Otterbein Posted on 1.15.2009 4 Comments

    Popular Science has been daydreaming about the flying car for decades. (Seriously, I’ve been to the office. You think an editor is working diligently, and then you glance over his shoulder – and there’s the proof. Dozens of doodles of flying cars.)

    1.18.2009 at 05:44pm - Comment by akudara

    This is awesome. Think about it, you're own private jet/car for $76,000.

  • Technology

    Building a Bigger Bird

    By Posted on 1.22.2008 6 Comments

    Courtesy airliners.net Having passed its emergency-evacuation test last weekend, the Airbus A380 is officially certified to haul a staggering 853 passengers—that's how many people safely escaped a darkened test aircraft in less than 80 seconds. The A380's capacity puts it well past its next-largest rival, Boeing's venerable 747, which has held the title of world's largest active commercial jet for almost 36 years. When the A380 takes to the skies on its first commercial flight with Singapore Airlines later this year, it will probably max out at around 500 people (800-plus is for a nightmarish single-class setup). So how does an aircraft this big get itself built, let alone get in the air?  Check out this cool time-lapse video of an A380 assembly to find out, and stick around for the end—the double-time painting process is amazing to watch. —John Mahoney

    1.18.2009 at 05:36pm - Comment by akudara

    They need to fix the video link. I think it was never posted.

  • Technology

    Explaining the US Airways Crash

    By Stuart Fox Posted on 3.3.2009 25 Comments

    Today US Airways flight 1549 made an unexpected stop: the Hudson River. After a troubled take off around 3:30PM, the Airbus A320 descended into the river on the west side of Manhattan. Local ferry operators immediately began to throw life vests into the water and pick up passengers, with the Coast Guard Cutter Ridley and NYPD arriving shortly there after. All 148 passengers, as well as the 5 crew members, are all alive and accounted for. An FAA report said that a flock of geese likely caused the crash.

    1.18.2009 at 05:30pm - Comment by akudara

    I saw a few good sugestions e.g. installing a grille in front of the engine or something but the problem is that will decrease the amount of thrust produced in the engines. This is not good in times of problems like lack of fuel or something. Placing artillery is just really stupid. I agree with bashpurt. US airports are taking everything too easy and their attitude is "Who cares. There is a low chance of it happening." I think they should install radars, even though there is a chance of the radar missing it, it can save some lives.

  • Technology

    Explaining the US Airways Crash

    By Stuart Fox Posted on 3.3.2009 25 Comments

    Today US Airways flight 1549 made an unexpected stop: the Hudson River. After a troubled take off around 3:30PM, the Airbus A320 descended into the river on the west side of Manhattan. Local ferry operators immediately began to throw life vests into the water and pick up passengers, with the Coast Guard Cutter Ridley and NYPD arriving shortly there after. All 148 passengers, as well as the 5 crew members, are all alive and accounted for. An FAA report said that a flock of geese likely caused the crash.

    1.18.2009 at 05:30pm - Comment by akudara

    I saw a few good sugestions e.g. installing a grille in front of the engine or something but the problem is that will decrease the amount of thrust produced in the engines. This is not good in times of problems like lack of fuel or something. Placing artillery is just really stupid. I agree with bashpurt. US airports are taking everything too easy and their attitude is "Who cares. There is a low chance of it happening." I think they should install radars, even though there is a chance of the radar missing it, it can save some lives.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    Dancing a Song With the Full-Body Wiimote Music Controller Suit

    By Posted on 2.29.2008 9 Comments

    Soon after the Nintendo Wiis release, hackers immediately began uncovering ways to use its unique motion-sensing controller to interface with other things—PCs, musical instruments, you name it. But Tom Tlalim, an Israeli-born composer who now lives in the Netherlands, may have outdone them all: His full-body, eight-piece suit of Wiimotes interfaces fully with custom software to turn his entire body into an electronic instrument that responds to his every motion. In his suit, Tlalim doesnt play songs. He dances them.

    1.18.2009 at 03:57pm - Comment by akudara

    That is siccccc! Tlalim should form a contract with Nintendo and sell it to the public. I would buy one.



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