Creative Engineering at the Protests in Hong Kong
The whole world is watching Hong Kong, where a battle is playing out in the streets between authorities and citizens protesting China’s encroachment on their independence. It started in June in ...
Tag: Engineering
Dire Straights: 10 More Tilted Leaning Towers
Towers gonna tower, at least for a while. Just like rust, however, gravity never sleeps and these ten tipsy towers will sooner or later have a rude awakening. We see your Leaning Tower of ...
For the Love of STEM: 20+ Edible Creations Inspired by Math & Science
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics rarely get more delicious than this, illustrated and replicated in the form of solid chocolate, sugar crystals, fondant icing, pancakes and even ...
Telemetry: Tessellated Paper Sculptures Marry Art and Engineering
Abstract geometric paper-based sculpture may seem like an unlikely medium for the expression of scientific principles, but when the artist is also an engineer, there’s an underlying layer of ...
Capping Chernobyl: Nuclear Disaster Site Covered in Giant Protective Dome
In an unprecedented feat of engineering, the world's most infamous nuclear disaster site has been covered by a huge prefabricated steel arch designed to shield the world from its fallout. Made ...
Beast of a Bicycle! Mechanical Modification With a Spider-Like Walk
This bizarre new take on the Strandbeest bicycle isn’t going to get you from point A to point B much faster than a casual stroll, but it’s fun to watch, with the rear mechanical mechanism ...
Not Your Average Model Train: Self-Propelled Mechanical Toys
There are no batteries or power cords needed to propel this steam train and a series of other mechanical models, which come in kits of laser-cut plywood so you can assemble them yourself. UGEARS ...
3D-Printed Spider Dress Attacks When Anyone Comes Too Close
No worries about anyone invading your personal space when you're wearing this intricate 3D-printed dress, which extends animatronic spider-inspired arms when it senses another person's presence ...
7 Deadly Engineering Disasters of the Industrial Age
Messing around with money-saving shortcuts or failing to understand basic physics can have deadly consequences when it comes to engineering structures like suspension bridges, dams, towers and ...
Ancient Engineering Fail: 12 Historic Structural Disasters
You can't exactly fault ancient architects for building structures that were unable to withstand stone-shattering earthquakes, or simply experimental in nature - failure is part of the learning ...
