WHEELSURFER

The Wheelsurf is a motorised monocycle powered by a chainsaw engine. Designed by Brazilian engineer Tito Lucas Ott, the rider sits inside the turning wheel, and steers by leaning the whole machine into corners – hence ‘surfing’. The wheelsurfer takes practice to master and you need to be relatively well coordinated. Weight distribution, body balancing and throttle all play a part in a successful ride.

The Quadski

Quadski is capable of travelling up to 50 mph (72 kph) on land and water and makes the transition at the flick of a switch.

Humdinga

The humdinga is concept vehicle with a full time four wheel drive powered by 350 BHP engine, the 5-seater humdinga is capable of traveling on land at 100mph and on water at 40mph

The Humdinga transforms from land to water mode at a touch of a button. The wheels retract, the power train switches from the wheels to a jet propulsion system and the vehicle is in amphibious mode. In just a few seconds the driver is planing at a speed of forty miles per hour.

AQUADA

“Aquada” is the next generation amphibian. Neither a boat nor a car, the Aquada is as sleek in the water as it is on land, combining the best principles of on-road design with streamlined, aquatic performance. Test drives the Aquada, discovers the difficulties that were overcome in developing High Speed Amphibious technology, and tells us just how close we are to owning one. We also sneak a preview of the Aquada’s off-road variant, the Humdinger!

PM: the personal mobility vehicle

The PM is a personal mobility vehicle that "fits like a glove" to create a feeling of unity between the driver and the vehicle. Cutting-edge vehicle-to-vehicle communications technologies are employed under the concept of "meeting, linking and hanging out together".

THE SELF-CHILLING BEER CAN

Inventor Dr. Cullen Sabin, has developed a self-cooling beer can that will undergo consumer testing this Summer and should be on supermarket shelves soon. Dr. Cullen says that the temperature of the drink drops by a minimum of 30° Fahrenheit (16.7° C) in four minutes and stays cold for up to an hour. The can acts like a miniature refrigerator, drawing heat from the top of the can where the beer is, and dumping it in a heat sink at the bottom of the can. It’s a simple and effective way to solve the great science question – how to get a ‘coldie’ at the beach!

http://www.tempratech.com

3D COLOUR PRINTER

If you think your office printer is pretty flash, then wait ‘till you see the 3D colour printer. It can print any 3d object, simply by scanning, and then rebuilding it in full colour. It is fast, realistic, and not much more expensive than a regular printer. It is a ‘must have’ for designers who want to see their creations come to life, but is finding a significant market in surgery, where doctors can scan a bone or an organ like the heart, and reproduce it in 3d. This allows them to conduct mock operations, or design accurate fitting prosthetics like hip and knee joints.