Category Archives: Design

Solid State Batteries – FINALLY powering electric vehicles in 2024!

“Solid State Batteries are nearly here!” How many times have you heard that phrase in the last 5 years or so?? Myriad developers have tried and failed, but some have persevered, and one or two have succeeded AND got investment … Continue reading

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How Co-Operative Housing Works

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Unique Engineering – Battersea Lift 109

To the public, the new London ‘Lift 109’ attraction is simply a lift in a chimney, to those who know, it’s an amazing engineering masterpiece! Battersea Lift 109: https://lift109.co.uk/ Proper Eng Instagram: / properengineering1 […]

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How Bricks Made From Invasive Seaweed Clean Mexico’s Beaches | World Wide Waste | Insider Business

Millions of tons of sargassum wash up on beaches across North America every year. Exposure can lead to breathing problems, and it costs millions to clean it up. Now, one Mexican entrepreneur is building houses out of bricks made from … Continue reading

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Aggressively non-sexual – Hank Green

Welcome back to Sofa Science: a laid back, (mostly) unedited chat with other science YouTubers about their career, their opinions on science communication and YouTube, and a bit of therapy thrown in. This time we’ve got Hank Green on the … Continue reading

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William “Bootsy” Collins (@bootsy_collins) | HAPPY FUNKED UP FRIDAY FUNKATEERS!

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Penrose Unilluminable Room Is Impossible To Light

[…] Penrose Unilluminable Room is a room with mirrored walls that can’t be fully illuminated by a single point source of light. I thought I was the first person to build one but Action Lab beat me to it: β€’ … Continue reading

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How Do Washing Machines Actually Work?

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This man leaves out his cat’s fur so birds can use it to make their nests.. πŸ˜Š

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How to fix the climate by 2030?

Global leaders recently agreed to triple renewables capacity by 2030 while doubling energy efficiency. That’ll solve all our problems, they tell us. And it will ensure the world gets to the apparent Holy Grail of ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. But … Continue reading

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