This was one of the attractions in the Machinery Hall of the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876, a blast engine made by the I.P. Morris Company. Why a blast engine? To make Bessemer steel.… Read the rest “Science Art: Blast Engine, 1870s.”
Popular Science shares Volvo’s vision for the next generation of automobile manufacture. Not only are they using electric motors, but they’re putting together the vehicles… Read the rest ““Mega-casting” will replace lots of little car parts with one big piece of metal.”
From Scientific American, December 1, 1860, an issue that also has a patent by Abraham Lincoln for lifting riverboats over obstacles, and a note on getting leather from snake skins. It was… Read the rest “Science Art: Randel’s Improved Combination Press, 1860”
Princeton researchers are looking at the fast-growing lungs of ordinary, common lizards called brown anoles to find way to quickly create replacement lungs for humans in need of transplants… Read the rest “Studying lizard lungs to build replacement human lungs.”
A gelatin silver print of a man making a Westinghouse engine. I think this might be an AC generator, but I’m not sure – the notes for Hine’s photo in the Smithsonian galleries… Read the rest “Science Art: Heart of the Turbine, by Lewis W. Hine, 1930.”
This is a picture of paper sizes as compared to a human being who will presumably be reading or writing on them. It also has an oddly late-70s/early-80s postmodern art feel, as if it was a photo-collage… Read the rest “Science Art: Papierformate 01 (fcm), by Frank C. Müller”
This geometric shape might look like the kind of floral decoration old-time printers used to separate blocks of text, but no – it’s from a patent. Specifically, the patent … Read the rest “Science Art: Bosom Pad (U.S. patent 404881), 1888.”
This image, from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, shows a fusion reaction contained by a force field. The magnetic fields force the plasma – the stuff being fused – into a … Read the rest “Science Art: ITER 3D plasma equilibrium with ripple contours (4071616631)”
New Scientist reports on the latest equipment – a magnet stronger than any other – being sent from California to France for installation in ITER, the reactor that replicates… Read the rest “The world’s most powerful magnet is heading to an experimental fusion reactor.”
Bloomberg reports on a Biden-administration initiative to build a massive, $2.8 billion windmill installation off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard:
… Read the rest “The US is building a big wind farm.”“The whole industry has been
From 1915 to 1922, this was the symbol of electric luxury – or at least a hybrid-electric luxury car. The Owen Magnetic label was a celebrated icon of the finer things, and the electric… Read the rest “Science Art: Owen Magnetic Radiator Emblem”
Pulleys and rope, arranged to make lifting heavy weights easier. I’ve been messing around with boats lately, lowering a 30-foot mast with a lot of help. Pulleys … Read the rest “Science Art: Tackles, 1905.”
MIT News looks at the new science of tissue engineering, taking lab-grown cells and training them to grow objects to order:
… Read the rest ““Just grow a table.””It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport
Reuters reveals a new technique to strengthen ordinary concrete by imitating the criss-cross pattern of lobster shells:
… Read the rest “Lobster-shell patterns make concrete stronger.”Reinforced with steel fibres, the concrete becomes more durable
Science magazine takes us inside the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) Upgrade, an experimental fusion reactor which has been switched on after a 7-year build and revamping. Ultimately,… Read the rest “The UK has powered up an unusual fusion reactor.”
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