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New technology
New detonation engine helps shape the future of supersonic aviation
In China, technological progress is happening at a breakneck pace, regardless of the field, and recently they have presented a new high-performance jet engine.
New technology
Strange flying car design with speed of 150km/h
CycloTech's flying car has a unique rotor design, reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h and is expected to have a test flight early next year.
Discover science
World's largest onshore wind turbine in China
The onshore turbine installed in Jilin province has a rotor diameter of 270m and blades length of 131m, producing enough electricity for 160,000 households annually.
History
The birth of the world's first helicopter
The VS-300 was the world's first operational single main rotor helicopter, laying the foundation for modern helicopter technology.
New technology
Launched the world's first hydraulic drone
The hydraulic multi-wing drone model of the company Flowcopter has a range of 900km and a capacity of 150kg of cargo.
Scientific works
Drone follows Leonardo da Vinci's 530-year-old design
A team of engineers at the University of Maryland built a 4-rotor drone with a unique spiral shape and successfully tested it.
Discover science
Why do pilots shoot guns without dangling the rotor blades?
How could a machine gun mounted on the nose of a World War I propeller plane be able to release bullets steadily without destroying the rotor blades that were rotating v…
Discover science
Principle of operation of wind turbines
Wind energy is described as a process, it is used to generate mechanical or electrical energy. Wind turbines will transform from wind dynamics into mechanical energy.
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Why do your ceiling fans have only 3 wings, but do ceiling fans in the US or Europe have 4.5 wings?
There is a very scientific reason for this.
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Illusion of flying helicopters with stationary propellers
The phenomenon of hovering helicopters above the takeoff yard, flying higher and higher while the propeller almost stood still completely stemming from the shooting spee…
Scientific application
Operating principle of helicopter
How the helicopter works. How does it change the flight direction?
Science invention
Wind turbine series
An American expert devised a way to use a series of small rotors to collect wind into electricity, with much less investment than traditional ways.
Science invention
Turbine giant Selsam
The idea of this huge offshore turbine is designed simply because it eliminates all components that are not directly generating electricity, resulting in a low-cost wi…