Video of the Day: Futuristic Tires
Goodyear showed the world a few years back that tires in the future may look a lot different than they do now, and for good
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25 Cool Gifts for Engineers: Mechanical, Electrical, and Just Fun!
We have compiled a list of 25 gifts for engineers, including graduation gifts, gifts for mechanical engineers and general engineer gifts. Most engineers will find
Video of the Day: The Seabin Project
These “Seabins” are aimed at collecting rubbish from oceans and ridding the sea of all of the pollution that is inevitably finding its way into
Video of the Day: Flying Motorbike
This “flying motorbike” can now be bought! This speeder was created by one of the world’s leading jetpack companies and can reportedly reach 150mph and
Video of the Day: Disappearing Car Door
This 13 YEAR OLD video shows this incredible car door design that allows the car door to completely integrate back into the car body instead
Video of the Day: Robot Sword Fight
Watch these two robots sword fight with unbelievable accuracy. This shows how far robotics have come and how much fun being a robotics engineer must
Video of the Day: GC Hummer EV
The new GC Hummer EV in an all electric pick-up truck that has a whopping 1,000 horsepower and 11,500 torque! It also has DC fast
Video of the Day: The World’s Largest Smog Vaccum Cleaner
Daan Roosegaarde has designed the world’s largest smog vacuum cleaner and has installed it in Rotterdam to help improve the city’s air quality. It is
Video of the Day: Prosthetic Third Thumb
Prepare to want something that you have never wanted before, a third thumb! An English designer has invented a “third thumb” that can be controlled
Video of the Day: Portal Icosahedrons
This series of sculptures are called “Portal Icosahedrons” and give the feeling like you are looking into infinite space. Icosahedrons are geometric globes made up
Video of the Day: Russian Clock Puzzle
What time is it? Sounds like a simple question right? Not with this Russian clock puzzle that seems to give you an idea of what
Video of the Day: Virgin Hyperloop
Virgin has just completed their first passenger test of their Hyperloop “train.” This entirely new mode of transport works using electromagnetic propulsion and can reach
Mechanical Engineering Quiz: Level Two
Test your knowledge! If you already mastered our Level 1 quiz, now it’s time to go to the next level! Test your Mechanical Engineering knowledge
Video of the Day: BMW Electric Wingsuit
Have you always had a desire to fly like a bird? Well BMW may have just made your dream possible by creating an electric wingsuit
Video of the Day: Hot Steel Rolling in India and the US (Goodbye H&S!)
We’ve already talked about the Extreme manufacturing danger: the steel mill cobble, now here are two new hot steels rolling videos. Take a look at
Video of the Day: Noonee Chairless Chair
This “chairless chair” enables employees to rest when their job requires them to stand or be in a bent over position for long periods of
Video of the Day: BolaWrap
The BolaWrap™ 100 is a remote restraint that shoots a bola style tether made out of Kevlar that is 8 feet long. The purpose of
Video of the Day: Schienenzeppelin Train
An insight into what people in the early 1930s thought the future would look like, the Schienenzeppelin Train was an experimental railcar that looked like
Video of the Day: Robot Head Massager
This is a robot head massager that attempts to instantly put you into a relaxed state so that you can sleep well and enjoy your
Mechanical Engineering Games: Fun for Engineers!
Mechanical Engineering Games are somewhat rate, however, there are plently of games that can be used by mechanical engineers as an alternative way to learn,
Best Engineering Jokes, Puns, Memes and Anecdotes
You’ll have to be an engineer to laugh at these engineer jokes! We’ve searched around and gathered some of the funnies mechanical engineering jokes and
Video of the Day: Sound Shirt for Deaf People
This amazing shirt allows deaf people to feel sounds, like a concert through touch. The lights can be seen following the music as it provides
Video of the Day: Hovding Airbag Bike Helmet
We’ve all been there, need to ride your bike, but don’t want to get helmet hair. Well Hövding has the answer, an airbag, for your
Video of the Day: Klemens Torggler Doors
Want the coolest doors in the world? Look no further, we have you covered! These Klemens Torggler doors move in and out of place with
Video of the Day: Want to climb a wall like SpiderMan? PVAC System
Students at the College of Engineering in Utah State University (or the Ascending Aggies as they like to be called) have developed the PVAC System.
Video of the Day: Non-Circular Planetary Gear
Have you ever seen something that looks like it shouldn’t move but it does? This non-circular planetary gear (in the form of a fidget spinner)
Video of the Day: Mercedes Drives Sidewards
Check out the new Mercedes VISION AVTR, which has an organic battery made from recyclable materials. Oh wait, it can also drive sidewards as well!!
Video of the Day: Water Powered Whirlpool Turbines
This particular turbine can provide power for up to 60 homes, 24 hours a day. The company that makes these turbines, Turbulent, might have come
Engineering Disasters: 25 of the Worst Engineering Failures on Record!
Engineering disasters. Why do they happen? Let’s look at most famous engineering disasters and the circumstances preceding them. Engineers must study these in order to
Video of the Day: The Magic of Gyroscope
Check out these mesmerising gyroscope experiments: Gyroscope in space. It maintains its stability once it’s spinning. Omnidirectional drone gyroscope. 3D Printed gyro sphere. Gyroscope bike
Video of the Day: Millennium Bridge Disaster
Sometimes engineers underestimate the power of resonance and positive feedback phenomena, when a small disturbance is exacerbrated through the feedback loop, resulting in a disaster.A
Used cooking oil from McDonalds: a sustainable material for 3D printing
Most traditional 3D printers create a shape by excreting a synthetic resin layer by layer, which is then hardened using UV light. Thanks to the
Top 25 Most Famous Bridges in the World
While suspension bridges tend to grab the headlines there are actually seven basic types of bridges. These are beam, truss, cantilever, arch, suspension, cable stayed
Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions That Mechanical Designers Never Fulfill
What better time than the New Year to reflect on the ups and downs of the last twelve months? Hopefully, there are many achievements and
Top engineering inventions that save lives
You may have thought about or discussed the question: Which invention has saved the most lives throughout human history? The field of medicine has many
What do engineers REALLY think about Tesla’s Cybertruck?
This week Tesla unveiled their highly anticipated cyberpunk inspired Cybertruck much to the amusement of the automobile industry experts. Elon Musk presented Cybertruck as a
9 cool things to 3D print right now!
Looking for some cool things to 3D print? If you’re a maker or tinkerer of any kind, then it’s highly likely you have a 3D
Engineering Wallpaper – Top 50 FREE downloads
There are masses of free engineering wallpaper images available online today. Whether you are looking for inspiration, a reminder of past projects or perhaps you
Leidenfrost Effect Explained plus FAQ
The Leidenfrost Effect is a phenomenon the majority of us will come across on a regular basis but probably never give it a second thought.
How to Design a Tornado Shelter and how they’re tested
Many of us lucky enough not to live in areas which are frequently susceptible to tornadoes can only look on as we see images on
