Construction vehicles have a long history: different kinds of equipment have been used since at least the first century BCE when Vitruvius, a Roman architect/engineer, described the crane as a machine powered by animal or human labor. Today, the...
The standard legal definition of a motorcycle used by different countries and government authorities is ‘a two-wheel powered motorcycle.’ In many cases, this definition is extended to include three-wheeled vehicles. While there is no...
Titanium is a “superhero” element with extraordinary properties. It is the ninth most abundant metal in Earth’s crust. In fact, small amounts of titanium occur in almost every igneous rock. Commercially pure grades of titanium have...
When people talk about computer storage, they usually refer to hard drives. These are devices that store all computer data permanently. They are non-volatile devices, which means they can keep information safe and intact even when there is no power...
Before the emergence of flintlock muskets in the 17th century and matchlock Arquebus even before that, armies and militias relied almost entirely on bladed weapons for combat. These bladed or edged weapons include knives, daggers, swords, and...
Can you guess the fastest airspeed an aircraft has ever achieved? It is close to 10,200 km/h or 6,300+ mph. Quite astounding. But the more important question is how did we reach this level. In the late-1930s, when the first fully jet-powered...
The first full-scale, self-propelled car was built by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot in 1769: it was a steam-powered tricycle. A variety of steam cars were then built during the first half of the 19th century. In 1886, a German engineer invented the first...
Every single thing that exists on the earth today has a history. Like humans, motor vehicles also carry a vast amount of history behind them. A history that ignited four centuries ago. None of the automobiles (as we know them today) was invented in...
The keyboard is an important piece of computer hardware that is used to insert all sorts of characters into the system. In a typical keyboard, each button usually corresponds to a single character or symbol; however, a combination of keypunches is...
The term heat sink isn’t one most people think of when they hear the word computer. But it is one of the most important devices without which modern computers couldn’t perform efficiently. In the absence of a quality heat sink, the...
Gone are the days when keyboards were referred to as a simple plate with alphanumeric buttons. During the past decade, we have seen ugly, bulky keyboards shaping into stunning, sleek designs. This is the era of smart and stylish keyboards. They are...
Vehicles that are used by the military either to engage in combat or transport personnel are distinguished as military vehicles. After the Second World War, new technologies were rigorously introduced to make these machines more efficient and...
