Posted Aug 28th 2013 at 6:20PM
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Adam Morath
As Department of Energy relaunches loan program, we consider past successes and failures ...
Posted Aug 27th 2013 at 11:20AM
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Christopher McGraw
The world seems like a dry desolate place for those who enjoy surfing but don't live near the ocean. Every trip to a calm, inland lake can be like some kind of torturous, ironic nightmare. That is, unless you have a JetSurf. ...
Posted Aug 26th 2013 at 10:30AM
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Christopher McGraw
The Experimental Aircraft Association began sixty years ago as a flying club. "Because the planes we flew were modified or built from scratch, they were required to display an 'expirimental' placard where it could be seen on the door or cockpit," explains founder Paul Poberezny on the ...
Posted Aug 23rd 2013 at 8:50AM
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Adam Morath
Have you ever come across the sole remaining parking spot on a busy street, only to discover that your car won't quite fit? Wouldn't it be great if, in that moment, you could shrink your ride by a few feet? ...
Posted Aug 22nd 2013 at 4:00PM
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Adam Morath
Tesla's claim that its Model S received a record-breaking safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is raising a few eyebrows, with some critics (including NHTSA) claiming the automaker is bending numbers to make its all-electric sedan look like the safest car on the ...
Posted Aug 22nd 2013 at 1:50PM
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Christopher McGraw
The idea of vehicle-to-vehicle communication, commonly known as V2V, isn't a new concept. Ford has already demonstrated how V2V can be a powerful tool in collision avoidance, but the automaker seeks to advance the technology further through an interstellar collaboration.
Ford announced ...
Posted Aug 21st 2013 at 5:50PM
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Christopher McGraw
Ed. Crowdfunding Combat (formerly Kickstarter Kombat) is a new recurring series on the TRANSLOGIC blog that profiles two active campaigns on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and asks readers to vote on the idea they like best. The TRANSLOGIC blog staff does not endorse or contribute to the ...
Posted Aug 20th 2013 at 8:30AM
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Adam Morath
All-electric Model S sedan receives 5-star safety rating ...
Posted Aug 14th 2013 at 12:00PM
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Adam Morath
You've invested $30,000 in a new German luxury automobile. It probably wouldn't hurt to learn what all the controls do.
But how many of us actually study the owner's manual before operating a new vehicle? It's there when we need it--and about as user-friendly as a multi-volume encyclopedia in ...
Posted Aug 12th 2013 at 6:20PM
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Christopher McGraw
For a little over a year Tesla and SpaceX visionary Elon Musk has been talking about a revolutionary new way to travel called Hyperloop. Today he announced his designs in a 57-page document, ending months of speculation by the public and media alike. ...
We fly to Oshkosh, Wis. for the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture show, where you'll find the latest in high-tech aviation. We check out the GreenWing eSpyder, Synergy aircraft, Nimbus remote glider and the much anticipated HondaJet from the Honda Aircraft Company. We also check in again with an old pal: Jetman Yves Rossy. 
