Zapata Ezfly: The Aerial Segway Anyone Can Fly
For the past several years, inventors have been coming up with some incredible flying car designs. But the search for a viable flying car — one that doesn’t look too silly — is still on.…
Engineering
High-Performance Bearings Built to Withstand the Demanding Conditions of the Railroad Industry
Railroad and tramway vehicles are consistently exposed to some of the toughest challenges imaginable, from an environmental and operating standpoint to tight budgets, green initiatives, timely service, and the lofty expectations of passengers. A wide…
Lightyear One: World’s First Fully Solar-Powered Car
Considering the many problems associated with air pollution and the fact of worldwide climate change, electric cars give us the hope of building a cleaner and greener future. However, present battery technology, which requires frequent…
Cape Town May Become First Major City to Run Dry
A growing number of cities in the world are facing serious challenges in providing adequate fresh water to their residents. Many large cities experience water scarcity all year round. However, Cape Town, South Africa, might…
Oil Change Every 20,000 Miles? ExxonMobil Guarantees It
We all know synthetic motor oil normally lasts somewhere between 3000 to 5000 miles, and that drivers should get an oil change after every three to four months. But there is a new oil, Mobil…
China’s Hypersonic Missiles Could Hit Any Target in the World in One Hour
Recently, China tested a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) that is capable of flying at 10 times the speed of sound and can bypass existing radar sensor technology. New military threat to the world These new…
Pentagon Moves Top-Secret Military Facility Back to Cold War-Era Nuclear Bunker Carved Into a Mountain
A fully contained and self-sufficient town functioning secretly and quietly — buried deep beneath a snow-covered mountain. The location for a spy movie? In reality, this town inside a mountain is the setting for a…
Chinese Space Station Will Crash-Land in March
Sometime this March, the Chinese space station known as Tiangong-1 — 18,753 lb. of equipment — will come hurtling to Earth. It has to land somewhere, but it probably won’t be on you. Back in…
World Fly-In Expo in China: Drones Steal the Show
The first-ever World Fly-In Expo was held recently in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The air sports extravaganza was co-hosted by the FAI, the world governing body for air sports, and the Aero Sport…
GGB’s High Performance Transmission Bearings For Automotive Applications
GGB, a global leader in the automotive industry, has 80 years in the plain bearing business and, over this time, has come to provide more than 50 bearing solutions for automotive applications. The company’s transmission…
