Lighthouse Science: How and Why the Fresnel Lens Costs a Million Dollars In the 1700 and 1800’s open water shipping was the lifeline of commerce – it was the only way to transport goods between the continents, but it wasn’t…

Watch this madman build a hydro-formed suit of armor to withstand a close-range explosion Let me begin by saying this: The guy who built King Arthur’s suit of armor is rolling over in his grave. He spent decades learning his…

This Three Wheeled Terroor isn’t Techinically a Car…So What is It?   Once upon a time there was a little automobile manufacturer that did things a lot differently. How different? How about wooden frames? Aluminum bodies spaped like u-boats? Air-cooled…

Game of Thrones fans are well aware of the power and intimidation of Valyrian steel. You’re nobody if you don’t have a sword made of Valyrian steel, and if you’ve got one you’re probably the boss, of something. “Careful, Your…

The Strand Craft V8 Wet Rod Jet Ski dragster is so ridiculous…you’ll wish you had two. So you know that dream where you’re out in the Gulf of Mexico and you’re riding an aluminum V8 like it’s a trained super-dolphin…

The team at Duke Engineering knew there had to be a way to reduce weight and quantity of moving parts in the traditional internal combustion engine. Usually comprised of rows of cylinders, the standard piston engine converts liner force into…

I don’t even know why this is a record – but dang, this dude can slap some hands! I’m sure there is years of practice, technique and precision skill required to clap like this. He really engineered one of the…