Teacup Stirling engine!

Available in a kit for £85... bit much, but looks loooovely.

EDIT: £70 on ebay :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine

Moon for anyone?

X-prizes everywhere at the moment, and although they're pushing development of new technology for they're still not really obtainable for the lazy backroom hacker. Moonbots however, might just be.

Teams will be asked to submit designs illustrating how they will build, program and operate their robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS robotic kits.
Shame it stared in August.

Now.. where did i put that box of technic...

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