Category Archives: innovation

Engineering Innovations: The Compass

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Mike Osborn CEng MIMechE AUH

A compass is defined as a device used to determine direction on the surface of the earth. The most familiar type of compass is the magnetic compass, which relies on the fact that a magnetic object tends to align itself … Continue reading →

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Engineering Innovations: The Printing Press

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Mike Osborn CEng MIMechE AUH

Knowledge is power, and the invention of the mechanical movable type printing press helped spread knowledge wider and faster than ever before. German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the modern printing press around 1436, although he was not the first … Continue reading →

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Engineering Innovations: Wind Turbines

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Mike Osborn CEng MIMechE AUH

Wind Turbines and Windmills are ingenious devices that are able to convert wind power into useful mechanical work. This is achieved by using turbine blades or ‘sails’, to impart a rotational force to a main shaft. This, in turn, is … Continue reading →

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Engineering Innovations: Steam Power

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Mike Osborn CEng MIMechE AUH

The Aeolipile was the world’s first rotating steam engine, or more technically correct, a steam reaction turbine. It was devised by the great Heron of Alexandria in the1st Century AD. A sphere mounted on a spindle with two opposing outlet pipes for … Continue reading →

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