Dielectric Recirculation Pump for Test Rig

When new processes are undertaken, often small scale innovative equipment is designed and produced to establish proof of concept for theories or limits to be checked before the full scale plant is built.

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Samson Switchblade: First flight for fold-out flying car

A year after it was pronounced airworthy by the FAA, and 14 years after it was first announced, the Samson Sky Switchblade is officially off the ground. This street-legal three-wheeler converts to a 200-mph (320-km/h) airplane at the touch of a button.

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Key discovery opens new avenue to lowering cholesterol levels

Researchers have identified a previously unknown step in the process by which dietary cholesterol is absorbed from the intestine into the bloodstream. The newfound pathway provides a potential new target for treating high cholesterol.

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Unique 13-foot transforming drone nails moving target in Navy trials

Pterodynamics has taken its unique and fascinating Transwing drone out for sea trials with the US Navy, demonstrating its ability to land autonomously on a moving target. Its dihedral folding wings give it exceptional range and cargo capacity.

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4XD micro-camper looks to be the smallest, lightest hard-sided trailer

Billing its new 4XD as the "Ultimate Off Road Trailer," AntiShanty has created a lightweight, towable tent-top cargo box. Unlike similar trailers, the 4XD doesn't feature an ounce of fabric, protecting campers in a hard-sided, 4-season wedge tent.

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Beyond aspirin: Willow bark also found to be a broad-spectrum antiviral

A new study has found that an extract made from willow bark, the precursor to aspirin, possesses effective broad-spectrum antiviral properties. The discovery may mean we will soon have a new way of fighting viral infections like colds and flu.

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Energy-efficient university hub arranged around light-filled “fissure”

MVRDV often draws inspiration from the natural landscape. The Dutch firm now riffs on nature once again, with an energy-efficient university building that will be arranged around a light-filled atrium likened to a fissure in a boulder.

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Your smartphone could tell how drunk you are by listening to you talk

Anyone who's been to karaoke night at a bar knows just how dramatically altered our voices get after throwing back a few drinks. Scientists have now shown that analyzing these vocal changes is a surprisingly good way to see just how drunk we are.

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15 State-of-he Art Pumps for Ukraine Oil and Gas Production Company

Wanner International announced that it had sold 15 pumps to Ukrainian oil and gas production company, the Representative Office of Regal Petroleum Corporation Limited.

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