News tagged with rotating shaft
SwRI researchers design and build gas bearing test rig
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Southwest Research Institute have designed and built a 60,000 rpm gas bearing test rig to test the rotordynamic stability of gas bearings.
May 05, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Tiny Train Model May be World's Smallest (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- David Smith, who has been building model railroads since 1965, has always had a preference for the smaller scale train models. His most recent project is a five-car train that runs through ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (13) |
3
Search results for rotating shaft
Harnessing the awesome power of the ocean waves
MBARI engineer Andy Hamilton looks out his office window in Moss Landing and points at the waves crashing on the beach below. “Pretty impressive, aren’t they? You’d think there’d be a way ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 14, 2012 |
4.9 / 5 (12) |
39
|
Use less water, producing energy and fertilizer at the same time
Clean drinking water and basic sanitation are human rights. Yet almost 780 million of the world's population still have no access to drinking water and some 2.6 billion people live without sanitary facilities. ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
New 'soft' motor made from artificial muscles
The electrostatic motor, used more than 200 years ago by Benjamin Franklin to rotisserie a turkey, is making a comeback in a promising new design for motors that is light, soft, and operates without external electronic controllers.
Feb 15, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
0
|
New soft motor more closely resembles real muscles (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- "When you pick up a spoon with your fingers, you are able to move it from side to side and rotate it too by moving thumb and forefinger in opposition," Iain Anderson tells PhysOrg.com. Your hand is a soft ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
4.2 / 5 (12) |
0
|
Vertiwind: Floating wind turbine project launched
(PhysOrg.com) -- Technip, a French-based oil and gas engineering company, and Nenuphar, a wind-power startup, announced that they will soon launch Vertiwind, a newly designed wind turbine.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 07, 2011 |
4.2 / 5 (6) |
1
|
Future wind turbines go offshore -- deep and floating
DeepWind was launched October 1st 2010, and Riso DTU is coordinating the consortium of 12 international members.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 08, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Introducing Stringbike: the bike with no chain (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hungarian bicycle designers have unveiled their new Stringbike in Padova, Italy. The design replaces the traditional chain with a symmetrical rope and pulley system, which they say is more ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 22, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (43) |
24
|
Bladeless wind turbine inspired by Tesla
(PhysOrg.com) -- A bladeless wind turbine whose only rotating component is a turbine/driveshaft could generate power at a cost comparable to coal-fired power plants, according to its developers at Solar Aero. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 07, 2010 |
4.4 / 5 (120) |
30
|
Homespun power: Energy solution blows in wind with turbine
Last June, Frank Towns put up a wind turbine behind his home to generate electricity. Turns out it's generating interest, too. People driving by often stop to ask about it, and Towns is happy to share information about his ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 23, 2010 |
3.5 / 5 (8) |
7
Spin cycle: a new kind of washer (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In many developing countries, electricity is unreliable or unavailable and water must be carried by hand, so conventional modern washing machines are not an option. Washing clothes can take ...
Feb 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
List of search results for rotating shaft
