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?
Five Firsts for Mars InSight
Adults EngineeringMars InSight will be the first to detect seismic activity on Mars’ surface, first to measure rate of heat transmitted from interior, first to dig nearly 5m down, first to measure magnetic fields on Mars’ surface, and first to use a robotic arm to place instruments on the surface of Mars (assuming it lands of course…)
What if cracks in concrete could fix themselves?
Adults EngineeringConcrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It can be found in swathes of city pavements, bridges that span vast rivers and the tallest skyscrapers on earth.
How Do Helicopters Fly Without Wings?
Adults EngineeringEngineering tons of metal to fly straight up is no easy feat. Here's how helicopter blades make vertical flight a reality.
Engineers Love to Break Airplanes Before You Fly in Them, Here's Why
Adults EngineeringAirplane technology has come a long way, but it has limits. Lucky for us, there are teams of people whose job it is to find those limits.
MIT's self-folding origami technology
Adults EngineeringMIT's self-folding origami technology that could change how we design everything from airbags to wearables.
The snakey, viney robot that can go almost anywhere
Adults EngineeringResearchers at Stanford University developed a soft, squishy robot that "grows" like a vine and can squeeze through tight spaces. It can also lift heavy objects, which makes it potentially ideal for search-and-rescue operations.
The bizarre physics of fire ants
Adults EngineeringThey're not just an animal, they're a material. And that's got engineers interested.