Archive for 'Science frontiers' Category
Industrial Archeology and Rapid Prototypes
7 March 2006When I wrote yesterday about the Honda RC174 replica being built, I noted one of the problems in doing so was the lack of drawings. To complete the project, they needed an original and took photos, measurements and X ray images to get all of the necessary information to duplicate what Honda had done. However, [...]
Flexible Instant Body Armor
19 February 2006U.S. and Canadian Olympic skiers are using a brand new high tech material in their ski suits that is flexible in normal use but instantly hardens into protective armor upon impact. The material is called d3o and it’s made from “intelligent molecules” that move slowly so the material is soft and flexible but on impact [...]
Rocket Bike Powered by Roofing Tar
26 January 2006Now that we have guys building rockets like SpaceShipOne, everyone’s getting into the rocket powered game. Tim Pickens happens to be a rocket designer with Orion Propulsion and he got the bug to strap on some thrust but all he had available was a bicycle, so he was off to the garage and wheeled out [...]
ENV Hydrogen Motorcycle Shown in Tokyo
25 January 2006Is this the future? If what the makers of the ENV say is true, it’s coming soon. The ENV hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle by Intelligent Energy is now on display at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo in Tokyo. Gaijin Biker was on hand to take these photos and talk to the company rep. We’ve [...]
Intelligent Energy exhibiting their ENV
16 January 2006Intelligent Energy, makers of the ENV hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle that we’ve covered here before, will be on hand to exhibit their motorcycle at the Tokyo Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo coming up January 25th thru 27th. We haven’t heard a lot from them since their big media splash last year, however, they are still [...]
Micro sized internal combustion engine
12 January 2006We keep hearing about how fuel cells can replace batteries, well how about replacing them with little engines? REALLY little, teeny, tiny little engines. Liquid hydrocarbon fuels are really energy dense which is why all of those batteries and fuel cells are having a hard time serving as substitutes since you need a lot more [...]
Motorcycle Air Pollution - part 3
5 January 2006The study we mentioned twice before is now online. Reading through the findings confirms a few things, the study reflects the Swiss traffic fleet and the vehicles in use there. It includes two stroke motorcycles or scooters in the mix which we do not have in the U.S. and the motorcycles, as outlined previously, were [...]
GPS Navigation Systems - brain still required
26 December 2005GPS navigation has become one of the hottest accessories for every kind of motor vehicle. Need to find your destination in unfamiliar territory? No problem, just ask your GPS to point the way. Somewhere along the line, though, you do need to use your head. If the GPS says go straight when the road becomes [...]
