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We’ve spent the past few weeks going through dozens of entries for the 2012 Popular Mechanics Inventors Competition, an annual challenge that never ceases to produce a fascinating mix of ideas, some...
View ArticleSouth African inventor wages war on plastic waste
William Graham’s plastics-to-fuel processing plant converts plastic waste, as well as vehicle tyres, into a variety of fuels to power our modern lifestyles
View Article5 Inventions that got the boot.
We took a look at some old PM magazines, and chose a few of the worst ideas that (thankfully) never caught on.
View ArticleIntroducing Alpha Leg, a prototype for a human-controlled exoskeleton
Jonathan Tippett has built a 1,8 m tall Alpha Leg, a multi-hinged structure of welded tubular steel, fitted with hydraulic rams, dampers and air springs
View ArticleB flying car transitions easily from land cruising to vertical takeoff
Meet B flying car, a remote-controlled hybrid car-helicopter created by Witold Mielniczek
View ArticleBoosted longboards set to revolutionise the world of electric vehicles
Stanford trio’s Boosted longboards, powered by twin 1,9 kW motors, could change the world of electric vehicles in an unconventional way
View Article7 War-inspired ideas from back in the day
When we looked back at the past issues of PM, we saw that although the fascination with weapons has stayed the same, the equipment has definitely been improved over the years
View ArticlePhotocopying turns 75
75 years ago, patent attorney Chester Carlson came up with a process, free of liquid chemicals, to create the first-ever xerographic images
View ArticleAugust 2014
Our cover story, “Fighting smarter”, takes a look at the US military’s technologies of war and a breakthrough in the fight against chemical weapons
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View ArticleMountain Trike for wheelchair users has serious go-anywhere cred
Inventor Tim Morgan, 30, developed the Mountain Trike to take wheelchair users safely off-road in comfort. Check out the trike’s capabilities in this video
View ArticleTop 10 inventions of this decade
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