WEIRD SCIENCE
Loz Blain – Head-first into infinity and beyond … that’s the Dart Flyer promise (Credit: Ray Research AG) Yes, that’s a head poking out the end of this terrifying personal flight concept. Called the Dart Flyer, it can essentially be looked upon …
Loz Blain – With pontoon-shaped landing skids, the Flyer is clearly designed to be flown over water (Credit: Kitty Hawk). Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk startup has been beavering away on several different personal flight projects, including a self-piloting, electric VTOL air taxi that …
C.C. Weiss – A pair of burly MANs (Men?) in the camp area at Abenteuer & Allrad 2018. This year, we made our first trip over to Germany’s Abenteuer & Allrad (Adventure & Allwheel) show. Very similar to Overland Expo, but considerably larger, Abenteuer …
Rich Haridy – Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is undergoing a renaissance in medical research (Credit: kooikkari Flickr CC BY SA 2.0) . For decades certain drugs, initially used solely by doctors and researchers, have been ostracized from the world of legitimate …
Michael Irving – An artist’s rendition of Sedna, a dwarf planet that lurks on the edge of the Solar System(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Over the last few years, there’s been growing evidence for a huge, ninth planet lurking on the very edges of the Solar System. …
Loz Blain – The Carpii 4ciclet’s fairly narrow frontal profile makes it reasonably nimble in traffic (Credit: Carpii) Here’s an odd little commuting curiosity from Romania called the Carpii 4ciclet. It’s a four-wheeled stepper cycle targeted at older riders that transfers most of …
Fans of human-powered transport can already choose between having both feet on a skateboard, or each foot in a rollerblade. If you’re more into motorized self-balancing devices, though, you’ve been pretty much stuck putting both feet on a Segway-like hoverboard. That’s not the …
Astronomers scanning the skies just got a huge surprise. They discovered a gigantic galaxy orbiting our own, where none had been seen before. It just came out of nowhere. So, just how did the recently-discovered Crater 2 succeed to pull off this feat, …
By Rich Haridy – A compound found in green tea, already being examined as a potential Alzheimer’s treatment, may also be useful in preventing heart disease(Credit: Kesu01/Depositphotos) It’s not a huge newsflash that green tea has some pretty impressive health benefits, but a …
By Paul Ridden – The Revos add-on e-bike kit has launched on Kickstarter to reach production(Credit: Revolution Works) Whether you’re cycling to the office and don’t want to arrive too sweaty and out of puff, or you just need some help getting …
