Collaborate Disseminate
Call me crazy, but I’m ride or die for manual transmissions. I drove enough go-karts and played enough Pole Position as a kid to know that shifting the gears yourself …read more Continue reading EV Sales Sticking Point: People Still Want Manual Transmissions
Ratcheting screwdrivers can help you work faster, even if their bulk means they’re not the best option for working in tight spaces. [ukman] decided to build a similar device of …read more Continue reading Printable One-Way Driver Skips Ratchet for a Clutch
The internal mechanisms that are used in timepieces have always been fascinating to watch, and are often works of art in their own right. You don’t have to live in …read more Continue reading Cool Mechanism Day: Two-Way To One-Way
Do you live in a small or yard-less space, but want to grow things anyway? You’re not totally out of luck — you’ll just have to get creative and probably …read more Continue reading Revolving Plant Tower is Solar-Powered
It seems that stick shift has become a sticking point, at least for American car buyers. Throughout 2019, less than 2% of all the cars sold in the US had a manual transmission. This sad picture includes everything from cute two-seater commuters to — surprisingly enough — multi-million dollar super …read more
We’ve probably all used gears in our projects at one time or another, and even if we’re not familiar with the engineering details, the principles of transmitting torque through meshed teeth are pretty easy to understand. Magnetic gears, though, are a little less intuitive, which is why we appreciated stumbling …read more
Continue reading Simple Demo Shows the Potential of Magnetic Gears
Question: Can a flywheel store enough energy to power an airplane? Answer: Yes it can, for certain values of “flywheel” and “airplane.”
About the only person we can think of who would even attempt to build a flywheel-powered airplane is [Tom Stanton]. He’s a great one for off-the-wall ideas that …read more
Continue reading Flywheel Stores Energy to Power an Airplane – Eventually
Most people (64%) say they don’t depend on their connected devices to accomplish daily activities, nearly twice as many as the 36% who indicate they depend on their devices to get through their daily lives. A new survey by Clutch finds that 67% p… Continue reading IoT users uncertain if personal data is shared across multiple devices
I know what you are thinking, “the Def Con 25 bus just finished running us over, it’s not possibly time for Def Con 26 is it?” My answer to you is, “yes, yes it is.” Not only is it time, but Def Con 26 prep has been in ful… Continue reading The SEVillage at Def Con 26
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of employees use a company-approved device for work. However, less than half (40%) of those who use a personal device are regulated when using that personal device, according to a new survey of 1,000 full-time employees publishe… Continue reading Sometimes employees follow cybersecurity best practices beyond company policies