BMW and Alpinestars Team Up for Bike-Independent TechAir Airbag Jackets
28 Apr 2015, 14:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After gaining experience with Dainese, BMW Motorrad teams up with Alpinestars to deliver airbag-equipped riding gear that is bike-independent
Formula One Aerodynamics Will Make Grocery Stores Save Energy
25 Apr 2015, 13:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Williams Advanced Engineering, a division of Williams Formula One team, is working on a new aerodynamic device that will be used in supermarkets
AlcoStop Uses Sensors to Stop Drunk Drivers from Turning the Engine On
24 Apr 2015, 16:54 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Drinking and driving is obviously one of the things that puts a lot of lives in danger. We all know it, but there are still a lot of accidents caused by it
Meet Iris Viseo, the French Electric Transformer Vehicle that Could Be Used for Riots
23 Apr 2015, 14:46 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A company based in Northern France has created an peculiar EV that is able to lift off the cabin of the passenger up to 9.8 feet high while still driving
2016 BMW 7 Series Tech Includes Air Suspension, Gesture Recognition and Self Parking
17 Apr 2015, 21:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW presents an initial wave of selected technology innovations spawned by the development of the next-generation BMW 7 Series model range
World’s Smallest Portable Hydropower Device Is the Future
16 Apr 2015, 14:44 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The device is the smallest and lightest hydropower plant in the world. It can be used by anyone with access to flowing water to produce and store electricity
Nissan Is Using Its Technology to Take Marine Exploration to the Next Level
14 Apr 2015, 16:20 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Nissan’s Around View Monitor technology was introduced on the Japanese automaker’s cars in 2007. AVM provides a virtual 360-degree overview of a vehicle
Portuguese Company Announces First Successful Internet-Beaming Drone Flight
11 Apr 2015, 18:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / One of their most important projects is the SkyOrbiter LA25 platform, a device that was designed to stay in low atmospheric orbit for prolonged periods
11-Speed Automatic Transmission Patent Filed by Ford Motor Company With the USPTO
11 Apr 2015, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Prepare for an 11-speed automatic transmission in the near future. Unfortunately, the Ford Motor Company is currently coy on details about the 11-speed tranny
NASA Just Patented a Metal that Turns Heat into Electricity, Will Change the Auto Industry
9 Apr 2015, 14:25 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine you're driving a hybrid that is able to use the waste heat from your engine in order to create electricity which it sends back into the car
NASA Is Working on Bug Repellents and Jet Actuators to Improve Airliner Fuel Efficiency
7 Apr 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The goal of the project is to develop aircraft concepts and technologies to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment over the next 30 years
Toyota 8NR-FTS 1.2L Turbo Engine Detailed
6 Apr 2015, 16:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the 8NR-FTS 1.2-liter turbocharger four-banger, Toyota tries its hand at making force-fed petrol engines. In a nutshell, the all-new motor promises a lot
Weight Loss is the Name of the Game for the 2015 Ford F-150 Pickup Truck
6 Apr 2015, 10:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Would you believe that a steering knuckle of the 2015 Ford F-150 is 11.55 pounds (5.21 kilograms) lighter over the 2014 model year's?
Ssangyong Goes Into EVs With the XAV Concept in Seoul
2 Apr 2015, 16:17 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / South Korean automaker Ssangyong has just unveiled the boxy XAV concept at the Seoul Motor Show, joining Kia and Hyundai in the local concept race
The Navy Is Working on a Flying Submarine Drone, and It’s Scary
2 Apr 2015, 09:39 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Tests have been running for some time now, and the latest version of Flimmer the Navy is “playing” with is an aerodynamic fish called the Flying WANDA
China Wants to Harvest Green Energy from Outer Space and Send It on Earth
31 Mar 2015, 15:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The power station was designed as a super spacecraft on a geosynchronous orbit equipped with giant solar panels. It will generate energy and beam to Earth
Will Bionic Ants Replace the Future’s Factory Workers?
31 Mar 2015, 12:43 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The artificial ants thus demonstrate how autonomous individual components can solve a complex task together working as an overall networked system
Scientists Created a Terminator-like Transformable Machine that Eats Metal to Shift Shape
30 Mar 2015, 09:45 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Chinese researchers found a liquid metal that basically eats substances and then propels itself like a self-fueled motor
Lightweight Swarm of RC Butterflies Are so Real You Can't Make the Difference – Video
28 Mar 2015, 15:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / These groundbreaking RC combine the ultralight construction of artificial insects with coordinated flying behavior in collective
The Future's Wind-Powered Commuter Ferry Saves 40% of Fuel
27 Mar 2015, 14:42 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The area of the wings - nearly 3,000 square feet- will catch up to 72,000 pounds of wind force. They will be equipped with GPS systems and vessl data recorders