Swedish company Kihlberg Steel AB specializes in forging a wide variety of parts. The open-die forging, ring rolling, and hammer forging that takes places inside of the factory is fascinating, even if the footage of it all taking place isn’t the best quality. One would have reason to believe copious amounts of extremely hot, huge […]
Read MoreCompanies like Pratt & Whitney are known for making some of the most impeccable jet engines in the world. Now just imagine having those same turbine blades used for jet engines mounted on the ceiling in your home… The folks over at Phighter Images have released an entire line of jet engine ceiling fans which […]
Read MoreOnly a few years removed from its tragic crash back in 2014, Virgin Galactic has hit a major milestone in resuming its goal of private spaceflight. The company’s VSS Unity, AKA the new SpaceShipTwo, successfully completed its first glide test after traveling for 10 minutes at Mach 0.6 or lower. While it may not seem […]
Read MoreNext year, Ford plans to begin on-road testing of the company’s self-driving vehicles in Europe as part of its initiative to have autonomous ride-sharing fleets ready by 2021. While the company is already testing its autonomous cars in numerous locations across the United States, 2017 will represent the first time Ford has expanded to Europe. […]
Read MoreNASA’s Cassini Spacecraft was launched back in October of 1997 where it would eventually arrive at Saturn 7 years later. Since then, the spacecraft has spent 12 years orbiting the planet but will soon meet its demise after operating in Saturn’s orbit three times longer than originally expected. Over the years, Cassini has been responsible […]
Read MoreAdidas’ Futurecraft is known to develop sustainable products, already responsible for shoes comprised of up-cycled ocean plastics as well as ‘tailored fiber’ shoes that capable of being customized to the individual wearing them. Now, Adidas is showing off biodegradable sneakers constructed with synthetic spider silk, better known as biosteel® fiber — a replication of natural […]
Read MoreThe 3D printed car industry has seen a few milestones from Local Motors building the world’s first full-size, drivable, 3D printed car to the “The Rise of Virtually Designed Products . . .” in which SpaceX has been building pieces of its spaceships using 3D or additive printing. Since these developments, the automobile industry has been coming closer and […]
Read MoreThe US Navy’s DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer is a new $4 bilion beast of a vessel, featuring some insane bells and whistles. In fact, the futuristic warship comes equipped with two guns capable of striking targets from an astounding 80 miles away. However, while the ship’s two Long Range Land-Attack Projectile (LRLAP) guns manufactured by […]
Read MoreKorean electronics giant, Samsung, made a major splash in the car-tech market this morning by announcing it had acquired US audio company Harman. The all-cash deal is worth an astounding $8 billion, representing Samsung’s largest acquisition ever, and ultimately thrusts the company into the forefront of the infotainment technology market within automobiles. “Harman perfectly complements […]
Read MoreHeat treating metals and alloys generally requires processing at high temperatures for long periods of time, making energy efficiency a high priority. Generally, heat treatment is done in order to change the physical properties of a metal, encompassing hardness, tensile strength, and toughness, mostly through a three-step process of heating, cooling, and reheating. As a […]
Read MoreA few months ago, in September, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launch pad, which CEO Elon Musk called the company’s “most difficult and complex failure.” After much investigation, Musk and SpaceX have finally figured out what happened in what Musk called a “surprising problem that’s never been encountered before in the […]
Read MoreIn a recent conference call, Elon Musk announced that the Tesla Model 3 will feature new glass technology similar to SolarCity’s solar roof shingles. At the moment, Tesla has its own special glass technology group working on developing the glass tiles for the Model 3, of which Musk is extremely high on. “It is using […]
Read MoreRed Bull Global Rallycross has apparently been following the success of the Formula E Racing Series and the increasing popularity of racing electric vehicles. Red Bull Global Rallycross recently announced it will soon be adding an all-electric class of racing, reportedly some time in 2018. “The electric car is one of the hottest topics in […]
Read MoreWe’ve all been in a situation where we suddenly find ourselves stuck behind an “oversize load” on the highway, creeping along under the speed limit. Obviously, the bigger or longer the load is, the more difficult it is to maneuver on the road. Recently, Boeing took the idea of an “oversize load” to a whole […]
Read MoreMercedes-Benz has officially unveiled its new sleek and stylish premium pick-up truck. Called the X-Class, the midsize truck features permanent all-wheel drive and high-torque V6 engines, with plans to hit the European and South American markets in late 2017. At the moment, no US release date has been set. “With the Mercedes-Benz pickup we will […]
Read MoreThe regional office of Airbus Group in San Jose, California, A³, is working on developing a self-flying taxi by the name of Vahana. For what it’s worth, Vahana is a Sanskrit word that “denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle.” Essentially, Vahana […]
Read MoreAfter a seven month journey, the ExoMars spacecrafts launched by the European Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos, will finally approach Mars today. The goal of the ExoMars spacecrafts is to determine whether or not there has ever been alien life on the Red Planet. On Sunday, the two spacecrafts went […]
Read MoreNASA announced around 8:00 p.m. last night that the Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft had entered space after launching from its Wallops Flight Facility. According to NASA’s blog post “Cygnus is scheduled for arrival at the International Space Station on Oct. 23, with about 5,100 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials […]
Read MoreUtilizing Cransfield University’s Wire + Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) process, researchers were able to 3D print an absolutely monstrous spar. At approximately 20 feet long and 661 pounds, many believe the double-sided 3D printed spar, comprised of aerospace-grade aluminium, is the biggest 3D printed metal part ever. The idea behind the experiment was to explore […]
Read MoreCategory 4 Hurrican Matthew did a lot of damage and caused heavy flooding across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Initially, it was thought that NASA’s Kennedy Space Center would take the brunt of the storm, but luckily it came out relatively unscathed. According to the space agency, the eye of Hurricane Matthew passed […]
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