NASA Astronaut Suni: Restoring the ISS power Bus!

Astronaut Sunita Williams restores the ISS to full power.

"We got the power! Main Bus Switching Unit back on."

She was spacewalking with her little good luck charm.

Suni was accompanied by Gorby!

Amateur Rocket Transport: Space Tourist in a Chevvy!

Paul Stender has come up with a novel way of making his car go faster - by strapping a cruise missile engine to its roof. 

His 1967 Chevrolet Impala can now reach speeds of up to 300mph, fires out 30ft flames and leaves massive clouds of smoke in its wake.

The monstrous motor has a 10,000bhp engine - the equivalent of 10 Bugatti Veyrons. 

The 44-year-old created the jet-powered car with his wife Therese, 29 and their team at Indy Boys Inc.

It follows hot on the heels of their jet-powered toilet and their jet-powered school bus which could reach speeds of over 367mph.

Picture: INDY BOYS / CATERS NEWS

New Dell Latitude Z Laptop Charges Wirelessly - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

New Dell Latitude Z Laptop Charges Wirelessly - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Starting at $1,999, the Latitude Z can be recharged by placing it on a special notebook stand that creates an "inductive charging" field similar to cordless toothbrush or electric shaver chargers, said Steve Belt, vice-president of engineering for Dell's business client hardware group.

The induction charger works with an induction coil on the Latitude Z to refill its battery as fast as a conventional wired charger, Belt said. It is also 70% efficient, making it better than typical inductive charging systems that waste 50% of the electricity sent through them. Despite the power surging within its field, Belt said the charger won't affect any nearby devices.

Besides the inductive charging, Dell is also offering an optional wireless docking station based on Ultrawideband technology . Placed near the user's desk, the docking station includes several USB connectors, a DVI video connector, and audio jacks, which are connected via wired connections.

The Latitude Z needs to be brought only within about 9 feet of the docking station for it to be connected wirelessly to those ports and devices, Belt said.

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Need a Lift? Try HAL - Hybrid Assistive Limb

Does your body need an upgrade? Then the robot suit HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb), will do the job in a single, step-motored reboot.

Japanese manufacturer Cyberdyne Inc plans to make 500 this year. HAL’s inventor Yoshiyuki Sankai reckons the suit can, “multiply human strength by a factor of two to ten”. It also makes you look like a gladiator from Tron.

(HAL should not to be confused with the homicidal computer company in The Terminator)