Today scientists revealed a new device that uses a tiny magnet that can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue. The magnet is only the size of a grain of rice which lets the human direct a wheelchair around a room. It is easily implanted under the tongue, the team at the Georgia Institute of Technology said. Read the rest of this entry »

For the past few weeks I’ve seen several one-wheeled motorcycle concepts but it’s about time we’ve seen one that’s real. Here’s the UnoCycle, a single-wheel, single-rider vehicle that appears to be based on gyroscopic technology similar to a Segway and, more importantly, has photographic evidence of its existence.

Still in development, the Uno’s top speed is 15 mph, but the inventor, Ben Gulak, suspects it could go as high as 40. That’s no Harley, but it’s faster than a Segway, and remember this is a battery-powered machine that you never need to fill up. Read the rest of this entry »