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US Navy working on ways to run jets on fuel from sea water

Bharat — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:31:23 +0000

We saw a BioRector installation that uses algae to produce oil, it may just have been a prototype, but like everything first, the US Navy is experimenting with ways to make jet fuel from sea water. Under Heather Willauer, the navy chemist leading...

Homage, the $2,000 toy, transforms from a humanoid to a jet

Naveen — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:27:43 +0000

If there is still no relief to your Transformers fever, you need to take a look at the Homage, a Cyclon/Terminator/Transformer hybrid, which has been put up on Etsy by some guy called Reaver. The unique toy, which transforms from a humanoid to a...

Hi-tech shower system for techie divas!

Rajni — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:07:16 +0000

You might have guessed it by now as to what product I’m gonna talk about. Equipped with a thermostatic valve and a digital interface, it’s a new DTV from Kohler that offers a multitude of possibilities to provide you with an ultimate...

Bidding Final Farewell to our Beloved Jets

Anupam — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:42:10 +0000

We all fly frequently and also are emotionally attached to these masterpieces. But like everything in this world these beautiful pieces of architecture also die and are buried. No you are not invited for the mourning ceremony...! All I want you...

Russian jets attack Georgian town

Gary — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:58:17 +0000

Russian jets have bombed a Georgian town amid a deepening crisis over the breakaway South Ossetia region.

Packers trade Favre to Jets

Tomas — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:17:27 +0000

Green Bay have agreed to trade veteran quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets, the Packers confirmed on their website on Wednesday.

Cirrus Vision SJ50 - The Bentley of personal jets

Deepa — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:06:57 +0000

Aspiring to soar higher, we don’t let our focus budge off from anything that is already soaring high! Am pointing towards the newly christened Cirrus Vision SJ50. With its first flight behind it, this Cirrus jet has shaken off its former tag...

Turbo-Sonic: Racing in to the 25th century!

Sameer Kumar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:14:02 +0000

This is apparently what racing will look like in the next few centuries and that honestly is not something that I believe is true or should happen. I still think that racing was better in the days when cars were not this awesome and they more or...

Geared Turbofan all set to hit the skies

Deepa — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:13:42 +0000

Geared Turbofan (known as GTF) is a high-bypass geared turbofan engine currently selected as the exclusive engine for both the Mitsubishi MRJ and Bombardier CSeries regional jets. Targeting more than 12% improvement in fuel burn with...

Brain in a dish to fly jets

Neha Mahajan — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:27:54 +0000

What happens when thousands of rat cells are kept in a petri dish? It learns to fly a jet plane. I am not out of mind as I write this, this may sound as piece of sci-fi but this is what exactly 37 year old, Thomas DeMarse, assistant professor...