TRANSLOGIC 54: Porsche Hybrids Then And Now

You can't have the world's largest self-anchored suspension (SAS) bridge without the world's largest bridge cable saddle. The newly constructed east span of the Bay Bridge (which connects San Fransisco to Oakland, CA) extends 2,047 ft, from the Yerba Buena Island to a skyway which leads to ...

TRANSLOGIC 54 takes a look at a 111 year old Porsche hybrid as well as the 2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. Here's a little more info on both. Reconstruction of the historic Lohner-Porsche Semper Vivus hybrid took four years and, in a recent press release, Porsche states that this was the ...

Today marked the penultimate flight for the NASA shuttle program with the 25th and final liftoff of the space shuttle Endeavour. The Endeavour will deliver equipment and supplies to the ISS including a particle physics experiment module (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) and a payload platform ...

We all wish we had the ability to fly like Superman, but this guy actually made it happen last weekend. Former Swiss fighter pilot Yves "Jetman" Rossy flew his jet-propelled wing across the Grand Canyon at speeds of over 190 mph. ...

Electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are the gasoline alternatives getting most of the press lately, but for us eco-futurists, hydrogen-powered cars are still considered a viable prospect. The next step to getting there just happened with the grand opening of Toyota's new ...

Anyone who has visited a major world city these days -- New York, London, Shanghai, Bangalore -- knows that something has to give with the number of cars. London has already taken matters in its own hands by taxing commuters who insist on driving themselves into the city center. New York City ...

In TRANSLOGIC 53 we continue digging around the New York Auto Show looking for the latest in cool transportation tech. We know what you're thinking, how does that include a Buick, right? Well, the 2012 Buick LaCrosse with eAssist is packed full of unexpected technology. ...

The biggest American casualty from the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound last week was a multi-million dollar secret helicopter that dropped 30 to 40 feet in the air onto the hard ground. It took a while for all the details to emerge, but it appears the crash happened for one really ...

Just because it's electric doesn't mean you can't row your own. Brammo, maker of electric bikes, just announced four new concept bikes that incorporate a 6-speed transmission to improve performance and efficiency (range). ...

Obsession with transportation isn't a bad thing. If you're like us, then you know what it's like: browsing forums, trolling comments; pure addiction. For the longest time the only way to get your fix required sitting at a desk -- or schlepping a laptop into your racecar-shaped bed -- and staring ...