Frank Ohle is an incredibly skilled DIYer who outfitted his motorcycle with a 150hp Rotec Radial R3600 engine. For those of you who know a lot about bikes, you’re probably scratching your heads right about now. Don’t start questioning your knowledge yet though, experienced hobbyists, because the Rotec Radial R3600 is a freakin’ plane engine. via DVICE
You ride it like a motorcycle, including handlebar-based speed and direction control, and thanks to its custom carbon fiber propellers, frame, driveshafts, and seat, you should be able to make it almost 100 miles between fuel-ups. Oh, and it can reach altitudes of 10,000 feet plus? via Uncrate Read more…
It's early days yet, but Ludovic Lazareth has already delivered an impressive result. This French custom auto/moto maker has a long history of building wacky and bizarre one-offs and short run vehicles, but the Moto Volante flying motorcycle is his most ambitious yet. It looks like an evolution of Lazareth's…
Lombard Street, the windy San Francisco road with the line of cars and gaping socks-in-sandals tourists, isn’t the twistiest road in the city (that title belongs to Vermont Street), but it’s a sunny stage that’s ideal for public stunts. And MotoGP racer Stefan Bradl wended his way down the street on his racing-spec…
When I grew up in the 1960s, the technologies of the time seemed incredibly advanced. Now, in hindsight (the one exact science), I choose to think of them as being "delightfully retro."...
Join Libby and Demo in this episode of “Libby’s Lab” as they explore the Phoenix Contact Trio 3 Power Supplies, available at Mouser.com! These DIN-rail power supplies are great for providing solid, stable power in a variety of applications. Keep your circuits charged and your ideas sparking!
In this episode of Chalk Talk, John Ferguson from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore how we can drive 3D IC innovation with Siemens Calibre MultiPhysics Work Flow. They also investigate the implications of thermal issues on 3D IC design, the benefits of multiphysics simulations from the concept stage throughout the design cycle, and the steps included in the Siemens fully automated MultiPhysics Work Flow.
