This Is Why Your Car Fridge Probably Sucks
For decades, if you wanted cold drinks on a road trip, your only option was to pack a cooler with a bunch of ice. It worked back then, and it …
Energy conversion
Bucket-Type Jet Engine Reverse Thrusters Look Like A Retro Sci-Fi Design, And They’re Going Out Of Fashion
Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust mechanisms …
Let Me Ride The Jet-Powered Merry-Go-Round
When I was a kid in the play park I wanted to go higher, faster and farther than everyone else. Always pushing the swings that little bit harder, bouncing that little …
Solar Power Is Bigger Than Oil For The First Time In History
Solar photovoltaic energy is riding the wave of the future. Gas and oil have powered the previous hundred years of economic and industrial development, but demand for solar energy is …
This Jet-Powered Kei Truck Has Fired Its Way Into My Heart
The bed may be no use, but this might be the ideal pickup truck. Screenshot: Live & Learn via YouTube If money was no object, what would be the first …
If Cities Are Going To Be Packed With Parking Lots, They Should All Have Solar Canopies
More than 5% of developed land in the United States is dedicated to parking lots. Large cities consume a lot of power, and transferring that power long distances is costly …