Street-legal Batmobile goes on sale for $1m – and even has a CD player

A replica of the ‘Tumbler’ Batmobile used in the Christian Bale-starring Batman movies costs $1m, but is legal to drive on ordinary roads

Video: The making of the Dark Knight’s Tumbler

Milan fashion week: Prada goes for retro autumn/winter glamour

Prada avoids cliche with satin dresses, see-through slips, gold coats and skyscraper heels that evoke 1920s Berlin

World’s first solar-powered atmospheric satellite

Innovation isn’t just a business for Titan Aerospace, the builder of the world’s first solar-powered atmospheric satellite, it’s a passion. Completely powered by the sun, their solar-powered satellite, known as the Solara 50, can stay in the air for five years with a mission range of over 4 million kilometers. This large “drone” is “revolutionizing … Read more

2012 LA Design Challenge: the ultimate law enforcement patrol vehicle for the year 2025

Automotive Design Studios Envision Law Enforcement’s Road Ahead     LA’s annual Design Challenge, which took place during the LA Auto Show Press Days (the largest gathering of design professionals in North America), explores each year new ideas in automotive design. This year’s highly competitive field of major auto manufacturer design studios have created the … Read more

Joggobot: my jogging companion

Floyd Mueller and Eberhard Gräther from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology thought of all those runners who need support and especially a companion, be it robot. These two researchers created a kind of drone named Joggobot – a little flying machine that will accompany you during your workouts and will motivate you and help you … Read more