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  • Video: A future beyond traffic gridlock

    Bill Ford is a car guy — his great-grandfather was Henry Ford, and he grew up inside the massive Ford Motor Co. So when he worries about cars’ impact on the environment, and about our growing global gridlock problem, it’s worth a listen. His vision for the future of mobility includes “smart roads,” even smarter…

  • Article: 12 Trends that will shape the future of the car industry by 2030

    Project IONIQ Lab is an innovative long-term research project aiming to redefine future transport and mobility. The team has predicted 12 “megatrends” to shape the future of the car industry by 2030.     https://www.hyundai.news/eu/articles/stories/12-trends-that-will-shape-the-future-of-the-car-industry-by-2030.html

  • Video: How butterflies inspired a new type of paint

    Cypris Materials has developed a tunable structural color coating that can be applied directly to surfaces as a paint. Their technology can improve building and automobile energy efficiency by reflecting UV, visible, and infrared light, and it expands the available color pallet while eliminating the use of toxic pigments and colorants.

  • Video: How low-rider graphics are painted on cars

    Pablo Prado of Kandy and Chrome goes over some of his custom paint work for Lowriders. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-low-rider-graphics-painted-on-cars-2021-1

  • Video: Metals & Ceramics- Crash Course Engineering #19

    Today we’ll explore more about two of the three main types of materials that we use as engineers: metals and ceramics. We’ll discuss properties of metals, alloys, ceramics, clay, cement, and glass-ceramic materials. We’ll also look at the applications of our materials with microelectromechanical systems and accelerometers.

  • Video: What’s the best fuel for your car?

    Dig into which fuel— gasoline, electric, biofuels, or electrofuels— is both affordable for consumers and sustainable for the planet.

  • Video: Why F1 Engines are Built with Sand

    Sand printing is similar to 3D printing; layers of 0.25mm thick sand are ‘printed’ onto a jobbox with a layer of chemical binder in between allowing for complex 3D shapes to be made, slice by slice, layer by layer. It’s so good that F1, LMP1, LMP2, WRC, WRX and Moto GP use this tech to…

  • Article: New study reveals a biological hydraulic system in tuna fins

    The unique system of hydraulic control of fins discovered in tuna indicates a new role for the lymphatic system in vertebrates. This natural mechanism may inspire designs for new “smart” control surfaces with changeable shape and stiffness for both air and underwater unmanned vehicles. https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/en/nature-reports/message/?msg=23637

  • Article: Leg Uses Hydraulics and Muscle Flex

    The legs of spiders move using a combination of the hydraulic pressure of body fluid and muscle flex. Smaller spiders (usually those weighing under 3g) use a hydraulic catapult method to move around and catch prey, whereas larger spiders (those weighing over 3g) rely on a combination of a hydraulic catapult and muscle-based contraction. https://asknature.org/strategy/leg-uses-hydraulics-and-muscle-flex/

  • Video: Can a Car Really Skip Rope?

    A video of a car skipping rope has the scientists buzzing about how this amazing car is modified to jump 12 ft. in the air – over and over.

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