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Submission + - The Wheel of the Future Has Arrived - And It's Shapes Like a Cube (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by formaggio on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @10:25AM

formaggio writes: You’d think that a cube-shaped wheel would be completely counterproductive, but Patrick’s angular SharkWheel (discovered by accident) has proved to be smoother and faster than a conventional skateboard wheel. The magic appears to be in the materials and the helix-shape which makes it possible for the wheel to take on virtually any terrain at speeds that would not be seen with a traditional wheel.

Submission + - Solar Impulse Airplane to Launch First Sun-Powered Flight Across America (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by

markboyer

on Thursday March 28, 2013 @01:59PM

markboyer writes: "The Solar Impulse just landed at Moffett Field in Mountain View, California to announce a journey that will take it from San Francisco to New York without using a single drop of fuel. The "Across America" tour will kick off this May when founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg take off from San Francisco. From there the plane will visit four cities across the states before landing in New York."

Submission + - Foster + Partners and ESA to 3D Print Building on the Moon (fosterandpartners.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 31, 2013 @01:42PM

An anonymous reader writes: Internationally acclaimed architecture firm Foster + Partners built the Hearst Tower, the Millennium Bridge, and the Gherkin here on earth — and now they're setting their sights on outer space with plans to produce a 3D printed building on the moon. Today the firm announced that it has partnered with the European Space Agency to develop a lunar base for four people that can withstand the threat of meteorites, gamma radiation and temperature fluctuations. Since transporting building materials to space is a challenge, the team is considering using on-site 3D printing as a solution.

Submission + - V3's Solar Cones Could Produce Electricity for Insanely Low 8 Cents per kWh

Submitted by oritonic1 on Friday January 25, 2013 @11:19AM

oritonic1 writes: V3Solar claims that their spinning photovoltaic cones could produce electricity for as little as eight cents per kWh. Not only is that radically lower than current solar PV costs of 28 cents per kWh, but it's two-thirds of the Levelized Cost of Electricity for current commercial power.

Submission + - A DIY BioPrinter Hack That Lets You 3DPrint Biomaterials From an Old Inkjet

Submitted by oritonic1 on Thursday January 24, 2013 @02:29PM

oritonic1 writes: An Instructables member has hacked an HP 5150 printer to create a device that allows one to carry out 3D bioprinting experiments from your own home.

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