Daylight saving was first introduced by European countries during World War I, with much of the U.S. joining the party in 1918. The idea was that more hours of daylight would "conserve coal for the war effort.
Days when it was believed electric cars are only meant to be driven slowly in the urban city environment are long over. VOLAR-e is another fine example forecasting the future of high performance e-cars.
The good folks at the Delft University of Technology came up with a dragonfly-like winged machine that can fly completely autonomously until the batteries allow.
I bet at some point you were wondering how much gold is there in the world. I know I have. See these mind-blowing 3D visualizations of gold compared to everyday objects to get a better perception.
Google just announced that you can be one of the chosen ones who will have a chance to get their hands on Google Glass before they go into mass production and hit the market.