University of California Irvine PhD student Mya Le Thai and her research team have invented a rechargeable nanobattery battery that could be good for 400-years of power while researching the properties of nanowires made of gold and embedded in a special electrolyte gel. These nanowires are particularly good conductors because they have a lot of surface area to hold their electrons. Continue reading for a more in-depth video and information.
Maserati is set to release their first electric two-seater in 2020, and it’s the Alfieri Electric. While no performance figures have been announced, the company hopes to compete with Porsche, Bentley, BMW and Jaguar’s electric vehicles. On the inside, you get a full-touchscreen dashboard, complete with plush leather seats and accents. Continue reading for more pictures and information.
Let’s face it, there’s currently no game console, portable or not, that can play the entire Steam collection, or at least without some hacking. Introducing SMACH Z, a handheld gaming PC powered by AMD’s quad-core Merlin Falcon RX-421BD SoC, 4GB of RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth connectivity, a high capacity battery good for 5-hours of continuous use, microSD expansion, 6-inch touchscreen display, and HDMI output. Once it hits stores, expect to shell out $325 to get your hands on one. Click here to view the first image in this week’s funny work pictures gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of an SLR camera being cut with a 60,000psi water jet.
The Gerber Shard Keychain Tool is airline safe, while still offering 7 functions, all for $4.33, today only, originally $7.16. Don’t let its size fool you, the Gerber Shard keychain tool is the perfect companion when you want just the basics. With a shape of its own, the Shard has seven useful functions: small flat driver, medium flat driver, cross driver, pry bar, wire stripper, lanyard hole, and bottle opener. Product page. Continue reading for another video review and more information.
A monowheel is basically a one-wheeled single-track vehicle similar to a unicycle. However, instead of sitting above the wheel, the rider sits either within it or next to it. The wheel is a ring, usually driven by smaller wheels pressing against its inner rim. Hand-cranked and pedal-powered monowheels were patented and built in the late 19th century; most built in the 20th century have been motorized. Some modern builders refer to these vehicles as monocycles, though that term is also sometimes used to describe motorized unicycles. Continue reading for more amazing colorized historical photos. Click here for a few bonus images.