Blastgard International Blastwrap
It looks like Bubble Wrap, but BlastWrap isn't for cushioning eBay shipments. A BlastWrap-lined garbage can will dissipate a backpack-size-bomb blast in less than one…
View ArticleIBM/SONY/TOSHIBA Cell Chip
With nine processors and 234 million transistors, the Cell is the powerhouse of Sony's forthcoming PlayStation 3 console. The four-plus-gigahertz (depending on its…
View ArticleIntelligent Energy
A Fuel-Cell Motorcycle With Portable Power Riding the ENV is more akin to skiing or sailing than cruising on a 176-pound motorcycle. It's emission-free and as quiet as your…
View ArticleLaminar Technologies TurboTap
Pumping beer too quickly leads to excess foam, so bar patron turned inventor Matt Younkle designed the TurboTap to reduce the turbulence of fast-flowing beer. The tap's…
View ArticleAscadia Zubbles
You may think you've seen these before, but you haven't. Although traditional clear soap bubbles give you a rainbow effect in the right light, Zubbles are the first truly…
View ArticleThe 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles
Tim Kehoe has stained the whites of his eyes deep blue. He's also stained his face, his car, several bathtubs and a few dozen children. He's had to evacuate his family…
View ArticleExclusive: Colored Bubbles Have Landed (and Popped and Vanished)
The problem with working for a magazine about the future is that things don’t always—in fact, rarely—happen as you say they’re going to, and readers let you know. The call I’ve been getting harassed...
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