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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
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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
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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
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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
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British Bicycle Land Speed Record Broken
The University of Liverpool Velocipede (ULV) team, designed & built their recumbent bicycle ARION1 and transported it to Nevada and raced it in the International Human Powered Vehicle Association’s World Human Powered Speed Challenge 2015. The race is held … Continue reading
Posted in aerodynamics, carbon fibre, cycling, design, Engineering, EXTREME SPORT, humor, humour, mechanical, speed records, university
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