Collaborate Disseminate
When you think of electric motors, you usually think of magnets. But magnets are heavy, and good magnets can pose problems when you need lots of them. A technology called …read more Continue reading New Electric Motor Tech Spins with No Magnets
At the risk of stating the obvious, even when you’ve got unlimited resources and access to the best engineering minds, self-driving cars are hard. Building a multi-ton guided missile that …read more Continue reading Teaching a Mini-Tesla to Steer Itself
When self balancing scooters hit the market a few years ago they brought alongside them a range of machines, from the hoverboard kids toys which have provided so many useful …read more Continue reading An Electric Unicycle, In Minimalist Form
Segways stunned the world when they first hit the market in 2001. Hoverboards then terrified the world with nasty accidents and surprise fires. [James Bruton] loves hoverboards regardless, and set …read more Continue reading Hoverboard Turned Into Bonkers Omniwheeled Bike
There’s a bit of a high-speed arms race in the RC world on YouTube these days. [Michael Rectin] is in on the action, and he’s been exploring how to 3D …read more Continue reading 3D Printing RC Car Tires To Go Fast
While the concept of automotive “autopilots” are still in their infancy, pretty much any aircraft larger than an ultralight will have some mechanism to at least hold a fixed course …read more Continue reading Next-Gen Autopilot Puts a Robot at the Controls
If you were to take a look at the car parked closest to where you are sitting, there’s an overwhelming probability that its main structural parts are made of steel. …read more Continue reading This Car Has Wooden Performance
If you’ve taken the bus in the summer, you know it can get hot while you wait on your ride, even if there is a roof over the stop. Researchers …read more Continue reading Cooling Off the Bus Stop
There are few production cars with as much geek cred as the DMC DeLorean. If you want to kick the nerdiness up a notch without doing a full Back to …read more Continue reading A DeLorean with an Electrifying Secret
The two best days in a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it, and the day they sell it. At least, that’s the common saying among people who …read more Continue reading Solar Boat Makes Waves