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How to Make 4 Alternative Fuels at Home: Goodbye, Big Oil!

Nov 30, 1999
Ready to make your own gas alternative? These products can give you a start—but energy independence won’t come cheaply.

5 Classic Cars Detroit Shouldn't Rebuild for the 21st Century

Nov 30, 1999
It's not just the new DeLorean: The Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang Bullitt and now Chevrolet Camaro have returned, with even more can't-forget-it rides—muscle and otherwise—possibly coming back soon.

Top 10 Fun, MPG-Friendly Cars You Can't Buy In America—Yet

Nov 30, 1999
Oil is down under $120 per barrel, but gas still ain't cheap. And cars that seemed too small just a few years ago are now squarely positioned to thrive in the market-not just any market, but the biggest automotive market of them all: America's.

12 Questions for the MythBusters on Shark Week's Animatronic Jaws 2.0

Nov 30, 1999
If you were caught in the jaws of a great white shark and were being thrashed around in the water, would you be able to poke the shark in its eye—distracting it long enough for you to escape and save yourself from certain death?

With Makeshift Bat Cave, MLB to Scan Broken Wood for Fan Safety

Nov 30, 1999
As the crack of the bat grows increasingly dangerous, instant replay isn’t the only high-tech rethink in the works for Major League Baseball...

Virgin Galactic's Unveil Is Tip of the Iceberg for Private Spaceflight

Dec 8, 2009
In the Mojave desert on Monday, strong winds and cold weather swept through Virgin Galactic's unveiling of SpaceShipTwo, an event that brought together the eager private space industry. But how significant, really, was Monday's event?

How Plane Crash Forensics Lead to Safer Aviation

Dec 3, 2009
The aviation industry's safety record has never been better, but when Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris vanished without a trace, it spurred new efforts to prevent tragedies before they happen. A PM special report.

The Tech That Makes New Airplanes and Runways Safer

Dec 3, 2009
In our Anatomy of a Plane Crash feature, PM investigates the causes behind Air France 447's disappearance. Here are some of the advances in technology for airports, cockpits and airframes-systems that work in tandem to make air flight safer.

Test Drive in the World's Fastest Personal Submarine

Nov 25, 2009
Humans have long explored the ocean at a dirigible's pace. Graham Hawkes planes to change that with a sub that flies.

4 Wildly High-Tech Military and NASA Research Projects

Nov 24, 2009
The Redstone Arsenal is an engineers' playground. PM recently toured the massive base, which hosts NASA and Army researchers involved in spacecraft and weapons testing, from moonbound rockets to America's Army video-game development.


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