Building The Impossible Bridge
Youth EngineeringExplore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
This MIT Engineer Built His Own Bionic Leg
Youth EngineeringAt MIT's Media Lab, researchers are developing prosthetic limbs that users can control with their minds, making a robotic foot move as seamlessly as a biological one.
Japan's $100 Billion World's Fastest Train
Youth EngineeringJapan’s world record breaking Maglev L0 passenger train has been under testing since it was unveiled to the press in November of 2012, achieving speeds of 374 miles per hour.
How Origami Is Inspiring New Kinds Of Emergnecy Shelters
Youth EngineeringEngineers have come up with a way of designing structures based on the ancient art of origami.
Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge - Alex Gendler
Adults EngineeringExplore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.
Making A LEGO Car Cross Gaps
Youth EngineeringTesting a Lego car against longer and longer gaps that it needs to drive over.
What's An Engineer?
Kids EngineeringYou've heard of Engineers, I'm sure. But, what are Engineers? Well, it turns out that they're all kinds of people doing all kinds of neat work!
Paving machine
Adults EngineeringTiger-Stone is a Dutch made paving machine that uses gravity and an electric motor to print stone and brick roads. It's a six meter wide machine that is capable of laying 300 square meters of road a day.
How Does A Carburetor Work?
Adults EngineeringAir flows into the top of the carburetor from the car's air intake, passing through a filter that cleans it of debris..
How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler
Adults EngineeringDig into the unique engineering of New York City’s Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.
Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler
Adults EngineeringExplore the creation of China’s Three Gorges Dam, and find out how the hydroelectric plant generates its power.
How the world's longest underwater tunnel was built
Adults EngineeringDiscover how the English Channel Tunnel was built and the engineering challenges of building a 200 kilometer long tunnel underwater.
Primitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln
Adults EngineeringPrimitive Technology: Brick Firing Kiln – building a brink firing kiln from scratch.
Why Don't We Have Water Powered Cars Yet?
Adults EngineeringToday we're dipping our toes into the engineering and physics behind water-powered cars!
Engineering with Origami
Adults EngineeringOrigami is inspiring a plethora of new engineering designs.
Flamethrower vs Aerogel
Adults EngineeringWe put aerogel to the test vs 'not-a-flamethrower', a huge 2000°C flame to a large fiberglass blanket infused with silica aerogel - formerly the lightest solid (that title is now held by graphene aerogel).
I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel!
Adults EngineeringAerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.
Why Machines That Bend Are Better
Adults EngineeringCompliant mechanisms have lots of advantages over traditional devices. SimpliSafe is awesome security. It's really effective, easy to use, and the price is great.
How does a whip break the sound barrier?
Adults EngineeringApril Jennifer Choi is a Mechanical Engineer and Professional Whip Artist from Peoria, IL. She has a Master's Degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics as well as several Guinness World Records in Whip Cracking.
How to Build a Dyson Sphere
Adults EngineeringIf humans want to expand into space, it will take us incredible amounts of energy. How do we do that?