Sparks from Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm
AdultsPhysicsTechnologyScienceEngineeringThe physics behind Kelvin's Thunderstorm explained. No, it is not a practical way of generating electricity, which is why we use turbines at hydro stations.
Human Catapult
AdultsCreativityLifeEngineeringAdventureEntertainmentAfter a leakage on the net, we decided to release a small trailer on our catapult project. Full story coming soon, stay tuned! Project involved 30 people for 3 months, and there is not only a catapult we brought to the edge of a cliff
Revolutionary Invention
AdultsConstructionMarketingTechnologyEngineeringLine-X coating is five times stronger than steel.
Built For It Trials - Stack: Largest Board Game Played with Cat Excavators
AdultsConstructionGamingGamesEngineeringEntertainmentWatch Excavators Play The Largest Game Of Jenga You've Ever Seen
1st solar plane to fly around the world
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationEngineeringAdventureEnvironmentThe Solar Impulse 2 is to be officially presented today, but its construction didn't happen in a day. Watch this video and understand the steps that had to be taken when you're looking towards attempting the First #RTW Solar Flight!
Anti-Gravity Wheel Explained
AdultsPhysicsScienceEngineeringEducationIt's a little shaky but if you average out the oscillations I think the result is clear. Again, huge thank you's to A/Prof Emeritus Rod Cross, Helen Georgiou, Alex Yeung, and Chris Stewart, the University of Sydney Mechanical Engineering shop, Duncan and co. Ralph and the School of Physics.
Spectacular Time Lapse Dam "Removal" Video
AdultsFilmNatureEnvironmentEngineeringhe White Salmon River in Washington state is flowing again as the nearly 100-year-old Condit Dam was disabled with explosives Wednesday. The reservoir draining took about 2 hours. Further demolition is scheduled in 2012. The event is a significant milestone for river restoration and dam removal nationwide.
Concrete Tent
AdultsConstructionTechnologyEngineeringWatch Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips quickly construct a building made of concrete canvas-a material that has all the elements of concrete, but is flexible enough to be turned into any shape. This technology allows people to erect permanent structures in a fraction of the time needed for traditional building techniques.
Get Every Last Bit Out Of Bottles Of Lotion, Mayo, And Even Glue
AdultsCreativityFoodTechnologyIndustryEngineeringWatch never-before-seen videos of an MIT-developed lubricant called LiquiGlide that makes anything--syrup, ketchup, paint--slide right out of the bottle so you don't waste a drop. The applications start in the kitchen, but they extend into almost every industry. More Videos
These Japanese Scientists Discovered A Way To Levitate Objects Using Sound
AdultsScienceTechnologyPhysicsEngineeringDroplets, pellets, a stick of wood, nuts, screws, diodes, if the object in question is small enough, than this machine can not only lift them into the air and hold it in place, but move them around on all three axes
Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding
AdultsCitiesConstructionLifeEngineeringArchitectureIt takes strength, skill and, most importantly, intellect to erecting intricate webs of sky-high walls and platforms strong enough to hold a legion of construction workers.
Life Size Lego Car Powered by Air
AdultsCreativityGlobal WarmingTransportationAutomotiveTechnologyGadgetsEngineeringThe Super Awesome Micro Project: A full sized Lego car, with an engine made from Lego that runs on air.
Glass Making Demonstration
AdultsBusinessConstructionArtEngineeringGlass making demonstration at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY.
Mirrors - How its made
AdultsConstructionBusinessHow-toEngineeringDesignThe process of making mirrors from beginning to end.
Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter - AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight
AdultsLifeSportsEngineeringOn June 13th, 2013, the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter captured the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64.1 seconds and reaching an altitude of 3.3 metres
The World's First Cloud Texting Enabled Raspberry Pi Powered Espresso Machine
AdultsCreativityFoodSoftware EngineeringTechnologyGadgetsEngineeringThis is a video featuring the first ever Raspberry Pi powered espresso machine.
Raffaello D'Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters
AdultsGadgetsSportsTechnologyEngineeringIn a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a series of nifty demos, D'Andrea show drones that play catch, balance and make decisions together -- and watch out for an I-want-this-now demo of Kinect-controlled quads.
The JET Bicycle - The most dangerous unsafe bike EVER
AdultsInternet CultureTransportationEngineeringGadgetsDesignAn old womans bike built for shopping turned into a bomb inspired safety hazzard. This is the final part in my series on the wonderfull pulse jet and what an end.
30-Story Building Built In 15 Days (Time Lapse)
AdultsConstructionProductivityEngineeringEnvironmentWhat can you accomplish in 360 hours? The Chinese sustainable building company, Broad Group, has achieved another impossible feat - building a 30-story tall hotel in 360 hours.