Despite the transcontinental setting, very little mileage is added to the odometers of the motley fleet, which features a Ford Taurus, a '69 Chevy Impala and a dilapidated gardening truck. Nearly all the driving in "Drive" is done on a soundstage, with actors suspended in car rigs in ...
NASA monitors asteroids that cross Earth's orbit to protect Earth from a possible asteroid impact. (In fact, NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission tested our ability to deflect an asteroid and alter its path, then successfully did so in 2022.) Project NEAR NEAR's launch a...
Convenience and efficiency drive the automobile transport business. It's somewhat ironic that automobiles are transported since they themselves are designed and built to provide transportation. Millions of vehicles, however, must be carried by truck, railroad or large ship every year for a variety of...
Achieving greater degrees of scalability in manufacturing processes remains a stiff challenge. It’s like tasking a battleship to learn a new dance step, with workers doing new moves, machinery that can adjust to new inputs, and business processes that coordinate all of the above. It’s a la...
However, many international companies claim they are still unable to begin operations. China’s inflation report will be scrutinized as food and other product shortages, exacerbated by lockdowns, drive up prices. Consumer price rise is expected to go up, but factory-gate inflation is expected to...
Why are fuel cells taking so long to catch on? Find out moreWhat are fuel cells?There are really just two ways to power a modern car. Most cars on the road today use an internal-combustion engine to burn petroleum-based fuel, generate heat, and push pistons up and down to drive the...
The Roller Racer, a human-powered toy consisting of rams horn-shaped handlebars connected to wheels atop a tractor seat, had kids racing down streets andscientists studying its physics in the ’80s. The side-to-side thrust vector concept, inspired by a retired Boeing engineer as a present for...
The amount of downforce is amazing -- once the car is traveling at 200 mph, there is enough downforce on the car that it could actually adhere itself to the ceiling of a tunnel and drive upside down! In a street course race, the downforce aerodynamics have enough suction to actually lift...
Starter - Positive Drive Type Starter Installation To Convert or Not to Convert, That is the Question, by Bruce Haynes, a.k.a. Bruce (VA) Voltage Regulator - Testing & Installing for the 8N Tractor Voltage Regulator - Testing and Installing for Jubilee/Hundred Series, by JMOR Wiring Dia...
it feels too easy. Too easy to zap past a dawdling tractor without pre-selecting the right gear, too easy to pick the precise point in a corner you need the beans without allowing time for the turbo to spool, too easy to drive like a loon. If you thought modern performance cars with...