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Local Motors Breaking Design Rules
Massachusetts-based Local Motors is putting a new spin on the traditional automobile engineering and manufacturing process. more...
Forces imposed on systems can cause failures in many different ways. more...
Fire protection engineers use advanced materials and components to reduce the effects of fires on homes and buildings. more...
Many take the cool air produced by an air conditioning unit for granted, but how is that cold air created? more...
Exposure to water, oxygen, and other agents can cause material corrosion, resulting in loss of structural integrity or degradation in surface appearance. more...
Materials engineers study the behavior of materials and develop innovative materials for a variety of applications. more...
Astronauts have to use specially designed tools when working in space. more...
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Digital, Dial & Vernier Calipers vs Micrometers
By: Yuen Kit Mun
Are digital calipers better than mechanical dial calipers? Here's how to choose between the two. Digital micrometers and analog Vernier calipers are also examined. more...
Britain's Railways Return to Steam Age
By: John Reynolds
Almost 50 years after the last mainline steam locomotive was built in Britain a brand-new express steam engine - the Tornado - is hauling regular services. more...
A lever consists of a fulcrum, an effort, and a load - but levers can work in three different ways. more...
Composite Materials - Once Graphite Golf Clubs
By: Jake Crum
What are composite materials? Composites are any material made up of two or more types of basic materials. Composites with a high strength and light weight are desirable. more...
The Search for Perpetual Motion
By:
Rupert Taylor
For centuries, inventors and swindlers have tried to build machines that don't require energy inputs; only the swindlers have been successful. more...
By:
Thomas Alan Gray
Aerospace Engineer Dr Subrata Roy has developed what he calls a "wingless electromagnetic air vehicle," (WEAV) that he hopes will "usher in a new age of aircraft design". more...
Bionic i-LIMB On Time Magazine's Innovation List
By: Susan Morris
Time Magazine includes bionic hand i-LIMB, made in Scotland, on its list of the top innovations of 2008. How the bionic hand developed commercially is charted. more...
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