If you were to think of practical places to locate a water park, the Saudi Arabian desert probably wouldn't be high on the list. However, Saudi authorities don't seem too worried about practicalities lately so Aquarabia is currently under construction, and is set to create waterslides, water-based activities, and the country's first inland surf park.Continue...

Where there's relative movement, there's a chance to generate electricity, and vehicle wheels move up and down on their suspension the entire time they're in motion. We first encountered regenerative suspension 15 years ago – so how's it going?Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: Suspension, Active Suspension, regenerative energy systems,...

The footage is part of a 9-minute short film called 26,000 Days – as in, the number of days in our average life span – directed by Henry Behel. The message is poignant, even if you've heard it before: Do something. Live while you can.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Drone cinematography, Aircraft, Flight

The pedal-electric, semi-enclosed, bicycle/car-hybrid thingies are now coming thick and fast. One of the latest to hit our radar is the Hopper, which has already been turning heads on streets around Germany.Continue ReadingCategory: Urban Transport, TransportTags: Pedal-assisted, ebikes, Velomobile, Three-Wheeler

While millions of people who couldn't normally see the aurora borealis took in the recent color-filled spectacle in the night sky, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory was looking straight at the sun to catch all the action. The fiery footage is well worth a watch.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Sun, aurora,...

Optoma USA has launched a compact new ultra-short-throw laser projector designed to meet home entertainment and home office needs, but has also been optimized for PC gamers with an input lag reduced to just 8.6 milliseconds.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Optoma, Laser TV, Gaming, Projectors, HD