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Tag Archives: humour
Metamaterials – world changer
In 2006 Sir John Pendry a physicist invented an ‘invisible cloak’, a nano-engineered material that could bend light waves. This heralded the the beginning of a new class of material that could manipulate the properties of light and do things … Continue reading
Posted in Engineering, humor, humour, manufacturing, material science, Physics, quotations, quotes, research science, technology, Uncategorized, university
Tagged business, development, humor, humour, material science, quote, quotes, robots, 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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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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‘V’ Plane
The simple ‘V’ shape still has power to shock us as a plane design, but Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has been developing the concept design recently, backed by Dutch Airline KLM. The design is partially based on … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, AIRCRAFT, business, design, quotations, quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged aerodynamics, aerospace, business, design, development, humor, humour, quote, 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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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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Reverse Engineering by 3D Scanning
3D Scanning machines have been around for 10 years or so and were a niche market and cost around £30 to £40k. Today you can purchase a scanner for as little as £1500 which plugs into your laptop ! … Continue reading
Posted in 3d, 3D CAD, 3D Scanning, additive manufacturing, business, cad, design, Engineering, engineering development, humor, humour, manufacturing, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, project engineering, quotations, quotes, Reverse Engineering, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged 3d, 3D CAD, 3D Scanning, business, design, development, humor, humour, quote, quotes, Reverse Engineering, technology
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