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35.jpg The Wizard of Whiz Canadian designer Jean-Françios Jacques of Météore Design has a passion for making users come together as one with their products. From among Jacques’ many innovative designs he recently won Grand Prize from the Palm enRoute Awards in Mobility Design for the On-Track airport electric scooter. The Palm enRoute awards honor ingenious ideas designed to take flight.  The Wizard of Whiz" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (373.35kb)  "The Wizard of Whiz" Story - A4 PDF File (367.89kb)


30.jpg Cobalt Makes the Differential Dale Speakes is a designer and prototype fabricator in the Pacific Northwest. He’s spent years on the racing circuit, building cars and managing racing teams.  "Cobalt Makes the Differential" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (346.44kb)  "Cobalt Makes the Differential" Story - A4 PDF File (354.33kb)


25.jpg Flying the Beige Skies of Mars NASA put out the request: Can anyone design a flyer to be carried to Mars in a payload capsule, then separate in two, becoming both a low flying intelligence gathering plane and a circling communications station?  "Flying the Beige Skies of Mars" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (279.16kb)  "Flying the Beige Skies of Mars" Story - A4 PDF File (287.27kb)


12.jpg Cobalt™ Helps Make History Success of SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X-Prize for Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites team, challenges the status quo of aeronautical design.  "Cobalt™ Helps Make History" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (634.71kb)  "Cobalt™ Helps Make History" Story - A4 PDF File (613.21kb)


22.jpg Champion Racing Engines Since 1983, Kelley Roberts of Racing Engine Components has been building motorcycle engines to the max. A perfectionist by nature, Roberts doesn’t let even the smallest detail go unexplored when immersed in a project.  "Champion Racing Engines" Story - 8.5x11 PDF File (416.77kb)  "Champion Racing Engines" Story - A4 PDF File (166.43kb)