In 1999, a full-scale replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer was mounted in NASA's 40x80 foot wind tunnel for tests to build an historically accurate aerodynamic database.
To provide flood protection for transportation tunnels, engineers aim to use a relatively cheap inflatable plug to hold back floodwaters, one that is strong and durable despite the pliable, light-weight materials required.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Myriad plants and animals use Velcro-like attachments, and engineers are now studying nature to learn how to create a “super-Velcro” that would be strong enough to fuse the pieces of a computer or maybe even a car.
Burs, bristled with hooks ingeniously shaped to grasp at fur and cloth, inspired Swiss engineer George de Mestral to invent the fastening material Velcro.
Burs, bristled with hooks ingeniously shaped to grasp at fur and cloth, inspired Swiss engineer George de Mestral to invent the fastening material Velcro.
Burs, bristled with hooks ingeniously shaped to grasp at fur and cloth, inspired Swiss engineer George de Mestral to invent the fastening material Velcro.
Many architects and engineers who have studied the Great Pyramid's structure contend that, with all our vaunted technological prowess, we could not build the structure today.
Floods bring to mind destruction, but the ecosystems of floodplains and estuaries depend on the occasional deluge, so each year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers times the release of large volumes of water.
A veteran engineer and a young conductor try frantically to stop a half-mile-long freight train carrying enough combustible liquids and poisonous gas to wipe out a nearby city.
A veteran engineer and a young conductor try frantically to stop a half-mile-long freight train carrying enough combustible liquids and poisonous gas to wipe out a nearby city.