Hoverbike – a Flying Machine you can fly without license!

Helicopter and motorbike. Take one piece here and one there. Then combine – and then: a Hoverbike! If inventor Chris Malloy has his way, we’ll all get a chance to take to the skies with his Hoverbike Flying Machine.  This motorcycle-inspired flyer uses a pair of caged rotors to create the downward …

Over or Under? One question in the product development process.

When you really think about it, most of the things we love most about the modern world have been given to us by engineers. Cars, computers, and even awesomely unstable-looking treehouses have all been achievements of that singular science known as engineering. Some feats of engineering, however, though no less …

Yell – and charge your mobile!

It could go down as one of the most irritating inventions in history! Scientists have devised a gadget that will allow mobile phones to be recharged simply by talking into them. The technology turns sound into electricity, allowing a mobile to be powered up while a conversation is in progress – and the …

Ride a bench – or just creative product development

Many great ideas have been born from the result of two or more minds colliding; collaboration is an essential part of any design process. I’ve always had the fantasy of bringing together some of my favorite designers, dead or alive and giving them a design brief to see what would come of it. Read more here …