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The X-47B UCAS is a "a transformational, carrier-capable, multi-mission, unmanned combat air vehicle." Future Weapons takes a look at this high-tech aircraft after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Strike fighter-sized, it is a survivable, long range, high endurance and persistent platform capable of a variety of missions including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, and Time Sensitive Targeting/Strike.

This 150 LED-equipped R/C plane is a great idea well executed, and it performs to match. Taking to the skies brightly and gracefully. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The creator tells us the brightest model consumes 75W of lighting electricity and is "painfully bright at night."

UC San Diego have created HIPerSpace, a massive multi-display setup that's apparently great for playing Grand Theft Auto IV on. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Researchers down at UC San Diego have re-engineered their middleware to enable such masterpieces as this to be played on the big monolithic HIPerSpace screen, and needless to say, we can't imagine much real work getting done with this new functionality coming to light.

Can't find that magazine you just received and misplaced with all the other things you have laying around? Japanese researchers introduce an intelligent goggle that just may be able to help. Continue reading for a brief overview and video. Click here for one more picture.

The Continental DC is Bentley's first foray into battery-powered vehicles, and it's definitely no slouch. Weighing in at 265-pounds, the svelte DC zooms to 40mph without needing to be pushed down a hill. Click here for first picture in gallery.

It's not the most practical thing in the world, what with its single-passenger capacity, lack of cargo room, and open cabin that would make driving in the rain or snow a messy affair

Called the "GreenPix - Zero Energy Media Wall", this gigantic creation consists of "thousands solar photovoltaic capture cells attached to a grid of glass panels, each of which conceals an array of computer-controlled LEDs." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The wall was constructed for visitors attending the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and located in the Xicui entertainment complex, near the site of the games.

The NOVA 3D LED light display consists of 25,000 suspended lights, with each bulb containing 12 LEDs that run at 25fps. Video demonstration after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

It's on display in Zurich until September 2009 (and we hear it might make an appearance at Wired's NEXTFEST), but if you're thinking about nabbing it for yourself, you'd better bring a crew -- it weighs in at over three tons

Futuristic and accommodating, these high-tech wheelchairs aim to make daily tasks, such as climbing stairs or even trekking through bad weather, a breeze for the elderly/disabled. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

With most computers these days, you'll find a monitor, PC tower, keyboard, and mouse, plus who knows what other accessories. The "Bloom" computer features "'side branches' [that] house the PC's sound system and assist in the display of both 2D and 3D images." No word yet on if this concept will go into production. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The branches allow the displays to range from 15 to 24 inches in size with a maximum viewing angle of 80 degrees. Users can effortlessly choose from a variety of display sizes and viewing angles by re-positioning the branches

The Liebelua helicopter backpack is basically "powered by two hydrogen fuel canisters and the rockets at the end of the blades negate the need for a tail rotor." No word yet on if this concept will go into production. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Sure, you can get yourself a personal helicopter or, if you're particularly daring, a jet pack, but what about those that crave yet more danger in short 30-second bursts? As in, rocket-propelled helicopter blades a few inches from your head-type danger