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Python Truck Fixes Potholes in Two Minutes Flat
Our buddies over at Gizmodo found a “Monster Machine” that’s of particular interest to me, given that I was viciously...
How It Works: Airport Fire Truck
Aircraft fires pose unusual challenges for first responders. Extinguishing jet fuel requires thousands of gallons of flame-smothering foam, and the...
In Which I Designed a Part for My Truck, and Got It Built From Scratch
Custom fabrication is becoming easier and easier
UPS’s Prototype Plastic Delivery Trucks Reduce Weight and Increase Mileage
Electric cars might be the future, but for some uses, like the demands of a delivery truck, they just don’t...
Ink Spill From UPS Truck Paints a Highway Rainbow
As seen in the June issue of Popular Science. We love this photo
The Postal Network: USPS Trucks Could Monitor Air Quality, Road Conditions and Traffic Nationwide
Telematics, a mash-up of telecommunications and informatics, is the science of scanning the world with wireless devices to extract data,...
Golf Cart Powered by the Spirit (and Engine) of a Truck
One day late last year, Bill Rulien decided he’d had enough of people boasting about how they had modified their...
A Sensor That Tracks Cosmic Particles Could Spot Hidden Nuclear Threats Before They Cross Our Borders
Smuggling a nuclear weapon into the U.S. is distressingly simple—all someone needs is a truck full of watermelons. Regulations prohibit...
Iran Loads Up On High-Tech Chinese Riot-Control Trucks
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. And in anticipation of Green Movement protests today, Iran...
Inventor of “Green Bricks” Wants To Build Series of Underground Tubes
The retired civil engineer hopes to create a network of pipes to carry cargo
