Collaborate Disseminate
Steam turbines have helped drive a large chunk of our technological development over the last century or so, and they’ll always make for interesting DIY. [Hyperspace Pirate] built a small …read more Continue reading Small Steam Generator Creates Educational Experience
Trees and forests are an incredibly important natural resource not only for lumber and agricultural products, but also maintain a huge amount of biodiversity in the various types of forests …read more Continue reading Trees Turned Into Wind Turbines, Non-Destructively
I’m fascinated by products you didn’t know you wanted, until you saw them. One of my favorite examples is the Honda Motocompo, a cute, foldable motorcycle designed to fit in the trunk of the compact Honda City car from the 1980s. It was a neat little m… Continue reading Honda patents a pop-out, rideable EV range extender
We positively never would have thought we’d find ourselves missing the bent, jagged, curve-less body panels of the original Tesla Cybertruck, but here we are. In its defense, the “apocalypse-ready” Cybertruck Sting family does prepare the truck for ful… Continue reading Jet-fueled Cybertruck boasts 650-mile range but looks viler than ever
Can you build a car that travels farther than you push it? [Tom Stanton] shows us that you can, using a capacitor and some nifty design tricks. [Tom]’s video shows us …read more Continue reading You Can Build A Little Car That Goes Farther Than You Push It
The triboelectric effect is familiar to anyone who has rubbed wool on a PVC pipe, or a balloon on a childs’ hair and then stuck it on the wall. Rubbing …read more Continue reading Is That a Triboelectric Generator in Your Shoe?
The prolific [Peter Waldraff] is at back it with another gorgeous micro train layout. This time, there are no plugs and no batteries. And although it’s crank-powered, it can run …read more Continue reading Crank-Powered Train Uses No Batteries or Plugs
Scoring an interesting bit of old gear on the second-hand market is always a bit of a thrill — right up to the point where you realize the previous owner …read more Continue reading Generator Control Panel Unlocked with Reverse Engineering Heroics
If you live somewhere prone to power outages, you might have thought about buying a generator. The problem is that small generators are cheap but — well — small. Big …read more Continue reading That’s not a Junker… That’s My Generator
Here in the West, power going out is an unusual event. But in more remote regions like the Himalayas, reliable electricity isn’t a given. A group of local craftspeople, researchers, …read more Continue reading Open Source Waterwheel