Collaborate Disseminate
One of the more popular trends in the ham radio community right now is operating away from the shack. Parks on the Air (POTA) is an excellent way to take …read more Continue reading The Peak of Vacuum Tube Radio Design
[Allen Millyard] is a premier British motorcycle builder. In these circles he is widely regarded and his custom motorcycles are nearly world-famous. But when his son took up downhill mountain …read more Continue reading Motorcycle Builder Makes Downhill Mountain Bike
While hydroelectric dams are capable of generating a lot of electricity, they drastically disrupt the environment. Scientists have now proposed a simpler but still effective alternative, in which electric trucks replace such dams.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Eco-friendlier hydroelectric tech would swap dams for electric trucks
Scientists led by the University of Aberdeen have concluded that the great mountain ranges of the world produced by the collision of Earth’s tectonic plates reached their great heights thanks to lubricating graphite, which resulted from an abundance of… Continue reading Study finds ancient ocean life helped build the great mountain ranges
Scientists used the second largest earthquake on record to glimpse the terrain 410 miles under our planet’s surface. Continue reading Mountains Bigger Than Everest May Lie Deep Inside Earth
On today’s edition of ‘don’t try this at home,’ we’re transported to Russia to see [Igor Negoda]’s working jet bicycle.
This standard mountain bike comes equipped with a jet engine capable of 18kg of thrust, fixed to the frame under the seat with an adjustable bracket to change it’s angle as needed. A cell phone is zip-tied to the frame and acts as a speedometer — if it works, it’s not stupid — and an engine controller displays thrust, rpm and temperature. A LiPo battery is the engine’s power source with a separate, smaller battery for the electronics. The bike …read more
Continue reading A Jet Engine On A Bike. What’s The Worst That Could Happen?