Just to prove that you don’t need environmental scientists to create green products for you, check out what this 15-year-old boy from Samarkand, Uzbekistan did to this DeLorean. We already know DeLorean’s are capable of so much, including time travel and stirring up buzz on the interweb.

This DeLorean in particular is powered by a conventional internal combustion engine with the help of air pressure, which could theoretically run on air alone for an infinite amount of time. German engineers have moved in on the teenager’s initial design to try and improve on its usage. Pretty damn snazzy. I know what I’m asking for next Christmas. — Andrew Dobrow

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UCLA engineering scientists are developing a microscopic robotic hand, which they hope one day will be used for surgeries that entail removing small bits of crap. The silicon robotic fingers will be controlled by air pressure rather then electricity, which we assume is to assure it lasts longer than a complex electrical device would.

The only drawback for now is that the little guy doesn’t come equipped with a camera, so the use will still be limited. Future models of the robot are planned to have a tiny camera planted somewhere on its base. The tiny silicon fingers are controlled through polymer “muscles” which act as joints between the finger units. Each “muscle” is attached to air pressure which alters the finger location. Also expected for future versions is optical fibers on the fingers. — Andrew Dobrow

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