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The automatic transmission in your average automobile can be a complicated, hydraulic-y thing full of spooky fluids and many spinning parts. However, simpler designs for “automatic” gearboxes exist, like this …read more Continue reading A Simple LEGO Automatic Transmission
The world record for fastest internet speed has been utterly shattered as Japanese engineers have demonstrated a data transmission rate of 319 Terabits per second (Tb/s) through optical fibers. The record was set over more than 3,000 km (1,864 miles) o… Continue reading Data transmission speed record clocks blistering 319 Terabits per second
Music lovers who want to stream tunes from their smartphone to the living room hi-fi or from the hi-fi to wireless headphones might be disappointed. Many setups, including audio gear from McIntosh Labs, don’t support Bluetooth, so the company set out t… Continue reading McIntosh transceiver adds two-way Bluetooth streaming to any hi-fi setup
A new review article published in The Lancet has presented 10 key scientific reasons why SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is predominantly spread though the air. The research adds to a growing chorus of experts saying the evidence for airbor… Continue reading Evidence of COVID-19 airborne transmission “overwhelming” say experts
[Levi Janssen] has a secret: he doesn’t like harmonic drives. But rather than abandon the torque-amplifying transmission completely, he decided to see about improving them using 3D-printed compliant mechanisms. For …read more Continue reading Harmonic Drive Uses Compliant Mechanism to Slim Down
Recently, I was offered a 1997 Volkswagen Golf for the low, low price of free — assuming I could haul it away, as it suffered from a thoroughly borked automatic transmission. Being incapable of saying no to such an opportunity, I set about trailering the poor convertible home and immediately …read more
Continue reading Peeking Inside A VW Gearbox Reveals Die Casting Truths
Many dream of tooling around in a high performance sports car, but the cost of owning, maintaining, and insuring one of them make it a difficult proposition. While this LEGO version of the Corvette ZR1 might not be exactly like the real thing, it’s 4-speed manual and electronic gauge cluster …read more
Continue reading LEGO Delivers Corvette Experience on a Budget
The fastest internet speed in the world has been clocked at an incredible 178 terabits per second (Tb/s) – fast enough to download the entire Netflix library in under a second. Engineers in the UK and Japan have developed new ways to modulate light bef… Continue reading Internet speed record shattered at 178 terabits per second
In the automotive world, change is a constant, and if you’re not keeping up, you’re falling behind. New technologies and methodologies are key to gaining an edge in the market, and companies invest billions each year trying to find the next big thing, or even the next minor incremental improvement. …read more
It’s often been our experience that some of the most impressive projects are the passion builds, the ones where the builder really put in their all and obsessed over every detail. Even if they don’t always have a practical application, it’s impossible to look at the final product and not …read more
Continue reading 3D Printed Dogbox Transmission Kicks Your Desk Into High Gear