Stanford scientists develop water splitter that runs on ordinary AAA battery
Hongjie Dai and colleagues have developed a cheap, emissions-free device that uses a 1.5-volt battery to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen gas...
Car Hacking Is Real and We Need To Prepare
Getting hacked, whether on a desktop or smartphone, pretty much sucks. In a way, your entire digital life is an open book and even the...
Toyota Takes on Tesla With Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car
Toyota has announced its first commercial hydrogen fuel cell car, a sedan based on the concept unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. (more…)
Video: Made in America and Forged in TEXAS! American Supercar Takes Title of ‘World’s Fastest’ From Bugatti
The Hennessey Venom GT has set a speed record for a production automobile after hitting 270.49 mph on the space shuttle’s landing strip. At that speed,...
Bridgestone’s Airless tires nearly ready for your Car.
Bridgestone revealed today its second generation Air Free Concept (Non-Pneumatic) Tire at the 43 Tokyo Motor Show 2013. The revolutionary new design features improved load-bearing...
UK Gov’t approves autonomous cars on public roads by year’s end.
The British government has announced that it will approve testing of driverless cars on public roads in the United Kingdom before the end of 2013. ...
The State of Nevada issues the first driverless license in the US.
Nevada has granted Google what is believed to be the first U.S. license to test driverless cars, Fox 5 reports. (more…)
Controlled Quantum Levitation
JAPAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY released a video clip of some recent work on quantum levitation. The group took their inspiration from the game...
Chevrolet Volt safety investigation yields more battery pack fires
Chevrolet Volt safety investigation yields more battery pack fires - SlashGear. Othersources: ConsumerAffairs, NYTimes Safety testing has reveled that after a crash the volts battery...