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Category Archives: environment
Twistocaloric Cooling – new refrigeration technology
One fifth of global electricity consumption is from air conditioning and is a significant contributor to global warming. A more environmentally friendly development from the University of Texas has emerged and is based on twisting and untwisting fibres. The method … Continue reading
A train that’s ahead by a nose !
ALPHA-X Maglev Trains are accepted to be less polluting than aircraft but to truly rival plane travel as a valid alternative they are being developed to go faster. In Japan they are testing the ALPHA-X which stands for Advanced … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, business, design, Engineering, engineering development, environment, humor, humour, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, polution, quotations, quotes, train travel, transport, travel, Uncategorized, Vehicle
Tagged aerodynamics, business, design, development, environment, humour, pollution, quotes, technology, train, train speed
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Regenerative braking takes another step
We are all quite familiar now I think with this technology, but there has been a incremental step in technology in it’s use in electric vehicles (EVs). When the battery is fully charged the regenerative braking is effectively turned off … Continue reading
Posted in business, Car, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Electronics, Energy, Energy Storage, engineering development, environment, Heat Energy, Heat Recovery, humor, humour, manufacturing, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, power generation, Propulsion, quotations, quotes, technology, transport, Uncategorized
Tagged battery electric vehicles, business, design, development, environment, humour, power resistor, quotes, regenerative braking, technology
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Renewable Energy Storage Options
Renewable energy is growing but storage is one of it’s biggest problems. We need to be able to store turbine energy for windless days and solar energy for rainy days otherwise we can never discount dependency on fossil fuels. … Continue reading
Posted in business, Carbon Dioxide, civil engineering, electrical engineering, Energy, Energy Storage, engineering development, environment, humor, humour, Hydro Electric, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, power generation, project engineering, quotations, quotes, renewable energy, technology, turbine, Uncategorized
Tagged battery storage, business, design, development, Energy Storage, environment, Gravitricity, humor, humour, hydroelectric, quotes, renewable energy, technology, wind turbines
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3D CAD FEA – Finite Element Analysis
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as a ‘bolt on’ software for 3D CAD software has been around a while to aid mechanical engineering design. The software over this time has improved in leaps & bounds and it’s price has also come … Continue reading
Posted in 3d, business, cad, COMPUTER SIMULATION, design, Engineering, engineering development, environment, failure, FEA, Heat Energy, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, material science, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Physics, precision engineering, quotations, quotes, research science, Simulation, Stress Analysis, technology
Tagged 3d, business, design, development, Displacement Analysis, environment, failure, FEA, humor, humour, projects, quote, quotes, Stress Analysis, technology
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Infrared Rectenna – waste heat recovery
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have developed a tiny silicon-based device that can harness what was previously called waste heat and turn it into DC power. It is a solid-state device with no moving parts to jam, bend or … Continue reading
Posted in business, Car, design, electrical engineering, Electronics, Energy, engine, Engineering, environment, Heat Energy, Heat Recovery, humor, humour, manufacturing, renewable energy, technology, transport, Uncategorized
Tagged business, car emissions, design, development, Electronics, engine efficiency, environment, Heat Recovery, humour, technology
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Supercapacitors Vs Lithium-ion Batteries
A development in supercapacitors based on contact lens technology could potentially allow electric cars to be refuelled as quickly as petrol ones. A Hertfordshire company Superdialectrics had a technological breakthrough in January 2017, and since then, in … Continue reading
Posted in business, Car, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Energy, engine, Engineering, engineering development, environment, humor, humour, manufacturing, mechanical, polution, quotations, quotes, renewable energy, research science, technology, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged business, design, development, humor, humour, quotes, research science, technology, university
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Car weight is now becoming material !
onsumption An age old concern that is now higher on the agenda for manufacturers is overweight vehicles. Traditionally cars have always been made from steel for the structure & ‘body in white’ components, with plastics for trim and … Continue reading
Posted in business, Car, carbon fibre, design, electric vehicle, Energy, Engineering, environment, humor, humour, manufacturing, material science, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, technology, Uncategorized, university
Tagged business, design, development, environment, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, prototype, technology, university
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Should I stay or should I go – the Internal Combustion Engine?
Electric cars are gaining market share and look to take over from the internal combustion (IC) engine that has been a familiar sight & sound for over 100 years ! It is estimated that electric car sales will over … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, business, Car, design, electric vehicle, Energy, engine, Engineering, environment, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, polution, power generation, quotations, quotes, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged automobile, business, combustion, design, development, electric, engine, engineering, environment, humour, Industry, manufacturing, quotes, technology
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