Military Tech Versus Street Tech: Who´s Got the Edge?
Radar. The Internet. The Jeep. The Global Positioning System. Technologies developed for the military often cross over to the civilian world-subtly or still in character. A…
View ArticleTerrain Negotiation: Humvee vs. H2 sut
As a street-legal SUV, the Hummer H1--the consumer version of the military's famous Humvee--is overbuilt in the extreme, like Fort Knox or the Giza pyramids or the Broadway…
View ArticleSpeed Bump Sensors Keep Hummers Rolling
Wear and tear on Humvees need not slow down the U.S. Army – soldiers could soon drive over speed bump-like diagnostic cleats to determine the conditions their vehicles are…
View ArticleMaker of Electric Hummer Challenges Chevy Volt on Record-Breaking Fuel Economy
An electric Humvee may still sound like fingernails on a chalkboard to environmentalists, but the company developing a plug-in Hummer H3e claims its green version can get 100…
View ArticleArmored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs
Despite the vehicles' armor, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) can still take out Humvees and MRAP vehicles with ease. But a company wants to change that equation with airbags that neutralize incoming...
View ArticleThe Hummer is Dead
Hummers may have toyed with adapting to leaner times as plug-in hybrids, but the end has finally come for the long-time sport-utility brand based on the military workhorse. A…
View ArticleTheme Building: More Than Meets the Eye
A veteran of costume contests, attorney Greg Adler outdid himself with the eight-foot costume of Bumblebee from the movie Transformers that he built to win the $7,500 prize…
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Parachuting Humvees Crashed In Germany
Military Caught on video Parachuting humvees crashed. There's video.
View ArticleMilitary Tech Versus Street Tech: Who´s Got the Edge?
Science Who’s got the edge? Radar. The Internet. The Jeep. The Global Positioning System. Technologies developed for the military often cross over to the civilian world-subtly or still in character....
View ArticleTerrain Negotiation: Humvee vs. H2 sut
Science The military version is tougher and buries its urbane cousin off-road, but which one would you really want to spend time in? As a street-legal SUV, the Hummer H1--the consumer version of the...
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Speed Bump Sensors Keep Hummers Rolling
Technology Humvees could get maintenance checkups to go Wear and tear on Humvees need not slow down the U.S. Army – soldiers could soon drive over speed bump-like diagnostic cleats to determine the...
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Maker of Electric Hummer Challenges Chevy Volt on Record-Breaking Fuel Economy
Cars The company developing a plug-in Hummer throws down the gauntlet to smaller hybrids An electric Humvee may still sound like fingernails on a chalkboard to environmentalists, but the company...
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Armored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs
Technology Airbags could prevent RPGs from exploding and neutralize the blast of improvised explosives Despite the vehicles' armor, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) can still take out Humvees and MRAP...
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The Hummer is Dead
Cars GM's buyout negotiations with a Chinese firm have failed, ceasing production of the storied gas-guzzler Hummers may have toyed with adapting to leaner times as plug-in hybrids, but the end has...
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Theme Building: More Than Meets the Eye
DIY A veteran of costume contests, attorney Greg Adler outdid himself with the eight-foot costume of Bumblebee from the movie Transformers that he built to win the $7,500 prize… A veteran of costume...
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Parachuting Humvees Crashed In Germany
Military Caught on video Parachuting humvees crashed. There's video.
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