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Ultimate Firepower With no moving parts, Metal Storm weapons can lay down a million-plus rounds per minute...   |
U.S. CPSC
June 17, 2009 |
Wagner Spray Tech Recalls Heat Guns Due to Fire and Burn Hazards An electrical component failure inside the heat guns can cause them to continue to produce heat after the power switch is turned off. This can melt the heat gun's plastic exterior, causing a burn if the heat gun is touched and ignite nearby combustibles, posing fire and burn hazards. |
National Defense
August 2009
Grace Jean |
Weapons Experts Working to Lighten Troops' Small Arms Load Technologists are working to cut small arms weight in half without compromising firepower, and so far prototypes of a redesigned machine gun and ammunition are demonstrating the art of the possible. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2004
Chris Christian |
Riding Shotgun The coach gun played a critical role on the Western frontier. Now it's regaining popularity among Old West enthusiasts. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2000
Cliff Gromer |
The New Big Bang Theory The next generation of firearms will have electronic components rather than the traditional ones. Why? In a word---accuracy. In two more words---simplicity and reliability. |
Wired
April 21, 2008
Sharon Weinberger |
Best: Never-Used Weapon Systems, From the USSR's Ekranoplan to the Puckle Gun A list of weapons systems that are probably best left in storage. |
National Defense
November 2007
Grace Jean |
Electric Guns on Navy ships: Not Yet on The Horizon Scientists have been researching the electromagnetic rail gun for decades and as it slowly develops, analysts question when and if it will come to fruition in the face of ongoing engineering challenges. |
BusinessWeek
November 26, 2007
Peter Coy |
What Options Are Telling Us The betting action is in options on light sweet crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
The BetterBarrel Container gardening is booming across the country. Up until recently the large-sized container of choice has been the half whiskey barrel. However, whiskey barrels are heavy when filled with soil and they eventually rot. Enter the BetterBarrel. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Mark Shenk |
Oil Prices: Down and Heading Lower Weak global demand has more than offset the impact of the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. |
National Defense
October 2010
Eric Beidel |
Plastic Solution Blocks Guns From Firing A Train Safe device fits into the gun barrel, blocking the chamber and preventing a live round from being fired. |
National Defense
August 2005
Robert H. Williams |
Also Providing Ballistic Protection.... Ballistic Research Inc. of Rome, Ga., has a composite polymer with a high strength-to-weight ratio that becomes stronger as rounds are fired into it. The compound may be molded for a variety of missions. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Paintball Gun or 12-Gauge? Inside Army's Modded-Out Shotgun A new gun that's made to hold lethal and non-lethal rounds. |
