Category: transportation

The Mighty J58 – The SR-71's Secret Powerhouse. It’s been called “black magic”: an engine that can push a plane from 0 to Mach 3.2 without breaking a sweat. Here’s how it works.

Planes go hybrid-electric

January 4, 2015By [V]

An aircraft with a parallel hybrid engine – the first ever to be able to recharge its batteries in flight – has been successfully tested in the UK, an important early step towards cleaner, low-carbon air travel.

COBI Connected System

January 4, 2015By [V]

COBI. World's Smartest Connected Biking System

Electric FatBike

December 19, 2014By [V]

iGO Electric FatBike

Wind Tunnel: Disc vs. Rim Brakes

December 13, 2014By [V]

The Win Tunnel: Disc vs Rim Brakes
In this episode of “In the win tunnel” Chris and Cameron of Specialized answer the question of what the aerodynamic differences are between rim and disc brakes. It’s not as much as you might have thought…

Ship platform by Rolls Royce

December 13, 2014By [V]

Ship Intelligence for platform support vessels

The North – trip on bicycle

December 1, 2014By [V]

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I want to see the world: The North (1 of 2)
Before you get all excited about taking your bicycle up north, keep in mind the extreme temperatures and serious dangers of sleeping near bears.
A documentary following Iohan Gueorguiev’s bike ride from the shore of the Arctic Ocean (Northwest Territories, Canada) to British Columbia (Canada) [tnx HP]

Smart bicycle by DuBike

November 26, 2014By [V]

Baidu develops ‘smart bike’ and its operating system | English

Ultimate TukTuk (FarCry4)

November 20, 2014By [V]

Design project by Colin Furze to commemorate release of FarCry4 with adapted version of the vehicle shown in the Ubisoft game. Ubisoft asked Colin to make it and agreed to pay for all the expenses of weaponized tuk tuk (three wheeler). The TUK600 started off as a Bajaj tuk tuk from eBay and it was modified with array of upgrades that enhanced its performance