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Lowrider Lifestyle – Raising the Bar on Chrome and Banana Seats
“As the story goes in the early 1960s kids all over California started taking part in the lowrider lifestyle by customizing their bicycles and mimicking what they saw their older brothers or fathers were doing to cars and motorcycles. Just because you were a kid, it did not mean you could not have some cool…
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Article: Body Shape Influences Stability and Maneuverability
The shape of the boxfish controls water flow around the body to influence stability and maneuverability. https://asknature.org/strategy/body-shape-influences-stability-and-maneuverability/
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Video: How Does an Airbrush Work?
This is a short video that explains how an airbrush works. It is part of the newly organized “Airbrushing for Modelers 101” web pages
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Video: Lowriders Are a Perfect Mesh of Engineering and Craftsmanship
On any single car, you could easily have any, or even all of the following: https://makezine.com/2016/07/01/lowriders-are-a-perfect-mesh-of-engineering-and-craftsmanship/
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Article: A Question of Hardware
Will vehicles in the future be able to repair themselves, aerodynamically adapt to wind conditions or, if necessary, even mutate from a sporty two- into a family friendly six-seater? How smart materials are going to shape the automobile of tomorrow. https://www.schaeffler-tomorrow.com/tomorrow/220/index.html
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Article: Fabric sensors to make car seats smarter and safer
The problem with most car seats today is that the sensing devices in them can’t distinguish the difference between say an inanimate bag of groceries versus a highly fidgety child if both are similar in weight. BeBop Sensors is working to change that with fabric sensors it’s developed that are meant to make car seats…
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Definition: Definition of Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems
Hydraulic and pneumatic devices are all around us. They’re used in manufacturing, transportation, earthmoving equipment and common vehicles we see every day. https://sciencing.com/definition-of-hydraulic-pneumatic-systems-13637116.html
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Article: Five hydraulics technology trends
Innovative new technologies are laying the foundation for the latest hydraulic systems and applications designed for construction, agriculture, mining and power generation. From smart user interfaces to load sensing valve technology to hybrid actuation systems for renewable energy applications, these solutions lead to productivity increases, energy savings and maximised operational efficiency. Here are five key…
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Video: Hydraulic Lowrider Cars Defy Gravity
A car shop in California USA is creating custom lowrider cars that defy gravity. With just a flick of a switch, 3,000 pounds of metal bounces up and down eight feet in the air. Alex Tuason, 25, builds these cars at his father’s shop, Hoppo’s Custom Suspension Works in Ontario, California. Alex removes the coil…
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Video: 6 differences between Pneumatic and Hydraulic (Animation | Sub)
So please take note of that! In this video, we went over the basic concepts and 6 fundamental differences between pneumatics and hydraulics.
