Build A Simple Electric Motor
KidsScienceHow-toEngineeringHere is a fun way to create your own motor.
Building The Impossible Bridge
YouthHistoryTechnologyEngineeringArchitectureExplore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
This MIT Engineer Built His Own Bionic Leg
YouthHistoryTechnologyBiotechnologyHealthEngineeringAt MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing prosthetic limbs that users can control with their minds, making a robotic foot move as seamlessly as a biological one.
Japan's $100 Billion World's Fastest Train
YouthHistoryTechnologyTransportationEngineeringJapan’s world record breaking Maglev L0 passenger train has been under testing since it was unveiled to the press in November of 2012, achieving speeds of 374 miles per hour.
Robotic Fibers
YouthHistoryTechnologyEngineeringA new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden.
How Origami Is Inspiring New Kinds Of Emergnecy Shelters
YouthScienceEngineeringArtDesignEngineers have come up with a way of designing structures based on the ancient art of origami.
Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler
AdultsConstructionHistoryHumanEngineeringExplore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
Making A LEGO Car Cross Gaps
YouthHistoryTechnologyEngineeringDIYTesting a Lego car against longer and longer gaps that it needs to drive over.
What's An Engineer?
KidsScienceEducationEngineeringYou've heard of Engineers, I'm sure. But, what are Engineers? Well, it turns out that they're all kinds of people doing all kinds of neat work!
Paving machine
AdultsConstructionProductivityEngineeringTechnologyTiger-Stone is a Dutch made paving machine that uses gravity and an electric motor to print stone and brick roads. It's a six meter wide machine that is capable of laying 300 square meters of road a day.
How Does A Carburetor Work?
AdultsConstructionCreativityPhysicsEngineeringTechnologyAir flows into the top of the carburetor from the car's air intake, passing through a filter that cleans it of debris..
How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler
AdultsCitiesConstructionHistoryEngineeringArchitectureIndustryDig into the unique engineering of New York City’s Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.
Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
AdultsConstructionDesignIndustryEngineeringEnvironmentEnergyExplore the creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.
How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built
AdultsConstructionCreativityScienceEngineeringTransportationHistoryDiscover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.
Primitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln
AdultsCreativityMediaNatureDIYEngineeringPrimitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln – building a brink firing kiln from scratch.
Why Don't We Have Water Powered Cars Yet?
AdultsCreativityIndustryScienceEngineeringPhysicsToday we're dipping our toes into the engineering and physics behind water-powered cars!
Engineering with Origami
AdultsConstructionCreativityScienceEngineeringDesignOrigami is inspiring a plethora of new engineering designs.
Flamethrower vs Aerogel
AdultsConstructionDesignScienceEngineeringWe put aerogel to the test vs 'not-a-flamethrower', a huge 2000°C flame to a large fiberglass blanket infused with silica aerogel - formerly the lightest solid (that title is now held by graphene aerogel).
I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!
AdultsHealthHumanScienceEngineeringAerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.
Why Machines That Bend Are Better
AdultsConstructionEducationScienceTechnologyEngineeringCompliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great.
How does a whip break the sound barrier?
AdultsMediaPhysicsScienceEngineeringApril Jennifer Choi is a Mechanical Engineer and Professional Whip Artist from Peoria, IL. She has a Master's Degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics as well as several Guinness World Records in Whip Cracking.