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An award-winning playwright, he has contributed to Charged and iQ magazine and is the author of the website <em>Tales of Future Past</em>.</div><div class="clear_both"></div></div>  <span class="h2">Top Articles by David Szondy</span> <div id="author_top_articles" class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/z-1-prototype-spacesuit/23408/" title="NASA's first new spacesuit in 20 years is its own airlock"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/z-1-prototype.jpg" alt="NASA's first new spacesuit in 20 years is its own airlock"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/z-1-prototype-spacesuit/23408/">NASA's first new spacesuit in 20 years is its own airlock</a> <p class="ata_summary">NASA is developing its first new space suit in twenty years incorporating new technologies.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/liquidpistol-rotary/24623/" title="LiquidPiston unveils 40-bhp X2 rotary engine with 75 percent thermal efficiency"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/liquidpiston.jpg" alt="LiquidPiston unveils 40-bhp X2 rotary engine with 75 percent thermal efficiency"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/liquidpistol-rotary/24623/">LiquidPiston unveils 40-bhp X2 rotary engine with 75 percent thermal efficiency</a> <p class="ata_summary">LiquidPiston has developed its X2 rotary engine that boasts a thermal efficiency of 75 percent.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/sf-time-capsule/23556/" title="Sci-Fi writers of the past predict life in 2012"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/1987-predictions-2.jpg" alt="Sci-Fi writers of the past predict life in 2012"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/sf-time-capsule/23556/">Sci-Fi writers of the past predict life in 2012</a> <p class="ata_summary">As part of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future award in 1987, a group of science fiction luminaries put together a text “time capsule” of their predictions about life in the far off year of 2012.</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/skyflash-jet-propelled-wing/26355/" title="Skyflash: Jetman-like wings designed to allow ground take off"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/skyflash-77.jpg" alt="Skyflash: Jetman-like wings designed to allow ground take off"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/skyflash-jet-propelled-wing/26355/">Skyflash: Jetman-like wings designed to allow ground take off</a> <p class="ata_summary">Germany’s Fritz Unger and a group of friends are building their own one-man, jet-propelled wing dubbed “Skyflash."</p> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ata_img"> <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-lenr-nuclear-reactor/26309/" title="NASA's basement nuclear reactor"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/nasa-lenr.jpg" alt="NASA's basement nuclear reactor"/> </a> </div> <div class="ata_details"> <a class="ata_title" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-lenr-nuclear-reactor/26309/">NASA's basement nuclear reactor</a> <p class="ata_summary">The future of energy may lie in a nuclear reactor small enough and safe enough to be installed where the home water heater once sat.</p> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div>  <div class="summary_item noback" data-article="29132"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/objective-europa/29132/">Objective Europa wants to send astronauts on a one-way mission to Jupiter's moons</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 24, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/objective-europa/29132/#comments">21 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/objective-europa/29132/pictures">12 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/objective-europa/29132/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/objective-europa.jpg" title="Artist's impression of the surface of Europa (Image: NASA)" alt="Artist's impression of the surface of Europa (Image: NASA)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> We’re used to expendable boosters on space missions, but what about an expendable crew? That is essentially the long-term plan of Objective Europa, a group led by Kristian von Bengtson, founder of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-smallest-manned-suborbital-vehicle-copenhagen/22525/" target="_blank">Copenhagen Suborbitals</a>, that's contemplating the challenges of sending astronauts to Jupiter's moon Europa to look for life. The only catch is that the trip is one-way with no hope of return at the end of the mission.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/objective-europa/29132/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="29131"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-methane/29131/">Curiosity finding reduces hopes of finding life on Mars</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 24, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-methane/29131/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-methane/29131/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-methane/29131/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/curiosity-methane-none.jpg" title="Lab demonstration of the Tunable Laser Spectrometer (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)" alt="Lab demonstration of the Tunable Laser Spectrometer (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected no methane on Mars after more than a year of extensive testing of the Martian atmosphere using the robot explorer’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) laboratory. Since methane is a key indicator for the presence of biological activity, its absence throws into question the notion that there may be life on Mars today.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-methane/29131/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29136"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">AUTOMOTIVE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/caterham-aeroseven-concept/29136/">Caterham takes the lid off the AeroSeven Concept</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 23, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/caterham-aeroseven-concept/29136/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/caterham-aeroseven-concept/29136/pictures">8 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/caterham-aeroseven-concept/29136/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/caterham-aeroseven-concept.jpg" title="The Caterham AeroSeven Concept is the first Caterham with traction control" alt="The Caterham AeroSeven Concept is the first Caterham with traction control"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The thing about Caterhams is that they’re wonderfully bonkers little cars that beg to be driven. Now the automotive company has taken its Seven CSR chassis and turned it into the Caterham AeroSeven Concept. Unveiled last week at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, it uses technologies not found previously in a Caterham and is intended to give the public an idea of the design of future models.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/caterham-aeroseven-concept/29136/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29118"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/james-robot-bartender/29118/">Robot barman knows when you want a drink</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 21, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/james-robot-bartender/29118/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/james-robot-bartender/29118/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/james-robot-barman.jpe" title="James serving a customer" alt="James serving a customer"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Meet James. He’s a barman with a cheery disposition, is quick with your order, and doesn't tolerate queue jumping. He’s also a one-armed robot with a tablet for a head. But the really curious thing about James is that he can read your body language to find out whether or not you want to order a drink.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/james-robot-bartender/29118/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item newsbyte " data-article="29137"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/deep-impact-abandoned/29137/">NASA declares Deep Impact lost</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="summary"> <p> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/deep-impact-abandoned/29137/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/related/deep-impact-abandoned.jpg" title="Artist's impression of Deep Impact (Image: NASA)" alt="Artist's impression of Deep Impact (Image: NASA)" class="newsbyte_img"/></a> NASA has officially abandoned its attempts to regain contact with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-deep-impact-lost/29043/" target="_blank">Deep Impact</a> comet probe, declaring the mission over. The space agency lost contact with the unmanned spacecraft in August and repeated attempts to reestablish the link have failed.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/deep-impact-abandoned/29137/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29105"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-xs-1-spaceplane/29105/">DARPA's XS-1 sets goal of space launches with one-day turnaround</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 20, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-xs-1-spaceplane/29105/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-xs-1-spaceplane/29105/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/xs-1.jpg" title="Artist's concept of the XS-1 spaceplane" alt="Artist's concept of the XS-1 spaceplane"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Currently, launching satellites is an involved and expensive process. DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program hopes to make this a thing of the past, by developing a shuttle-like resuable launch system that can turn around from landing to relaunch in one day, and bring down the cost of launching by a factor of 10.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-xs-1-spaceplane/29105/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29090"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-snakes-mars/29090/">Robot snakes may one day explore Mars</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-snakes-mars/29090/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-snakes-mars/29090/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-snakes-mars/29090/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mars-snake.jpg" title="Artist's impression of a robot snake and a rover on Mars (Image: James Steidl/Shutterstock..." alt="Artist's impression of a robot snake and a rover on Mars (Image: James Steidl/Shutterstock..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Mars is essentially one big desert, and what do you tend to find in deserts? Snakes. There’s a reason for this, so the European Space Agency-funded SERPEX project is conducting a feasibility study on how robot snakes could one day be used to explore the Red Planet.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/robot-snakes-mars/29090/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29119"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace-failure/29119/">Scramspace flight ends in failure</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace-failure/29119/#comments">12 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace-failure/29119/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace-failure/29119/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/scramspace-failure.jpg" title="Scramspace crashed into the North Sea" alt="Scramspace crashed into the North Sea"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The University of Queensland’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/scramspace/28969/" target="_blank">Scramspace</a> hypersonic experiment ended in failure today as the unmanned spacecraft plummeted into the North Sea off the coast of Norway. 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This first Swarm satellite will be followed by two identical craft and more than 60 tons of support equipment before all three are launched into polar orbit in November.  <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/swarm-satellites-magnetic-field/29091/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29038"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/space/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SPACE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/cygnus-launch/29038/">Cygnus heads for the International Space Station</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">September 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/cygnus-launch/29038/pictures">21 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130926045226/http://www.gizmag.com/cygnus-launch/29038/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130926045226im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cygnus-launch.jpg" title="Cygnus lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia (Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls)" alt="Cygnus lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia (Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Commercial space flight took another step forward today as NASA and Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia launched Orbital's Cygnus spacecraft for a rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). 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