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Category Archives: transport
Engineering Innovations: Steam Power
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
Posted in design, engine, engineering development, history, humor, humour, innovation, invention, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, pioneering, quotations, quotes, steam power, technology, train travel, transport, travel, Uncategorized, Vehicle, vision
Tagged design, development, engineering, humor, humour, innovation, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, pioneering, quotations, quotes, steam, train, travel, visionary
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Leadership: Succession Leadership
Succession leadership is the ability to pass on your leadership responsibility to another capable of the task. To be able to spot potential leaders to take your place, as you step down, in a smooth hand over of responsibilities confident … Continue reading
Posted in business, design, Engineering, engineering development, failure, Good Character, Integrity, leader, leadership, Management, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, mistakes, Politics, quotations, quotes, success, technology, train travel, transport, travel, Uncategorized, Vehicle
Tagged business, design, development, engineering, failure, leader, leadership, Politics, quotes, success, succession leadership, technology
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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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The WaveFlyer – Electric Hydrofoil Jet-Ski
The WaveFlyer is the world’s first electric hydrofoil jet-ski, developed by an Australian company Electro.Aero, in collaboration with University of Western Australia. Essentially it is a personal craft that ‘flies’ serenely one foot above the water, powered … Continue reading
Posted in business, carbon fibre, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Energy, engine, Engineering, green power, humor, humour, hydrofoil, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Propulsion, quotations, quotes, transport, Uncategorized, university, Vehicle, water craft
Tagged business, design, Electric Propulsion, environment, humour, hydrofoil, Jet-Ski, quotes, technology, university
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The WaveFlyer – Electric Hydrofoil Jet-Ski
The WaveFlyer is the world’s first electric hydrofoil jet-ski, developed by an Australian company Electro.Aero, in collaboration with University of Western Australia. Essentially it is a personal craft that ‘flies’ serenely one foot above the water, powered … Continue reading
Posted in business, carbon fibre, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Energy, engine, Engineering, green power, humor, humour, hydrofoil, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, Propulsion, quotations, quotes, transport, Uncategorized, university, Vehicle, water craft
Tagged business, design, Electric Propulsion, environment, humour, hydrofoil, Jet-Ski, quotes, technology, university
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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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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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Engineering Oversights !
Trains Too Wide ! In France 341 new trains intended to be rolled out over two years were too wide for the platforms in nearly 1,300 stations because railway network engineers “forgot to go and measure the actual distance … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, business, cad, design, Engineering, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, mechanical, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, mistakes, project engineering, technology, train travel, transport, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged architecture, business, design, development, Europe, failure, humor, humour, Industry, manufacturing, projects, technology
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Volocopters – Uber high taxis
On Monday 25th September Dubai witnessed the first flight of a volocopter, an autonomous flying people carrying drone ! Dubai wants to become the cornerstone of a flying taxi service – an Uber of the skies no less ! … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, AIRCRAFT, business, cad, design, electric vehicle, electrical engineering, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, ergonomics, humor, humour, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, quotations, quotes, technology, transport, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged AIRCRAFT, business, design, development, drone, flight, helicopter, humor, humour, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, quote, quotes, taxi, technology
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FLYWHEEL Re-Invented 