Work starts in £15m plan to get Concorde flying

The engines on a French Concorde are to be examined as the first move in a £15m project aiming to get the supersonic passenger jet back in the air. MORE...

Most Mad Scientists Are Just Mad Engineers

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Chair out of letters

So designer Eric Ku made this chair out of the letters in the word chair, so you can sit while you spell.
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The status quo of electric cars: better batteries, same range

The status quo of electric cars: better batteries, same range
Electric motors and batteries have improved substantially over the past one hundred years, but today's much hyped electric cars have a range that is - at best - comparable to that of their predecessors at the beginning of the 20th century. Weight, comfort, speed and performance have eaten up any real progress. We don't need better batteries, we need better cars.



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