Robotany Bonzai Robot
Bizarre ambient robot sculpture using shape memory alloy wire.

50 MPH Rollerblade Ride
There is a safer way to hitch rides from cars - in Snow Crash.

Blank-o-Matic Wake Up
If your spouse (or your mom) is not available to tear the blanket away from you in the morning, this might just do.

d3o Design Competition To Invent The Future
Design your own materials for the future using d3o intelligent molecules, and win cash prizes.

ROBHAZ-DT3 Rescue Robot In Iraq
This variation on an awardwinning robot design will be used to support Korean troops in Iraq.

Mr. T Pities The Fool Who Won't Turn Left
Mr. T pities the fool who won't turn left; and he don't take no back talk, sucka!

Tsunami Warning System Working In Asia
Humans depended mostly on aliens for help in Clarke's 1953 novel Childhood's End. Other alternatives are now available around the world.

Vernor Vinge Smart Contact Lens On Wired
Vernor Vinge got there first - but Wired drew it up real nice for us.