Browse 527 videos in category Technology
World's Lightest Solid!
Published 185 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu
Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return mission. The focus of this video is silica aerogels, though graphene aerogels are now technically…
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Why V4 engines are so rare and which cars use them
Published 187 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu
The V4 engine is such a rare layout in a road car, being found predominantly instead in motorcycles.
Mike has investigated how the V4 engine works and why it is so rare, as well as researching the ultimate use of this rare engine, the Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 car. 720bhp from a …
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Boston Dynamics: New Robots Now Fight Back
Published 201 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu
The new robots at Boston Dynamics keep getting more and more sophisticated... : )
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You Use This Everyday But It Holds Secrets from You
Published 220 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu
Living in a modern age, we’re constantly surrounded by all sorts of tech. We’re so used to it, that we don’t even notice how ingeniously designed it really is. And there a lot of small mysteries: Why does a keyboard have legs? How does my phone vibrate? Why does…
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World’s First Hydrogen Boat - Energy Observer
Published 235 days ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu
This is the energy observer, the first autonomous hydrogen boat to sail the seas.
Powered by solar, hydrogen, wind and water energy, the white catamaran will take six years to tour the world.
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