Category: Engineering & Technology
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Jet Pack Comes of Age
Jet Packs The history of the Jet Pack goes back to the 1920s and there have been working versions since the 1960s. But there have always been a combination of severe technical restrictions and safety concerns. The 1920s ideal of us all commuting via Jet Packs is not going to happen any time soon. And…
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Global Power Grid
Local versus global electrical power Up until recently, AC Power Distribution was the most efficient way to move electrical energy about. But right back at the beginning of electricity, it wasn’t obviously the case. Thomas Edison had favoured DC voltage and current distribution but was defeated commercially by almost all other comers because the technology…
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Invisibility Cloak – Some Progress
Invisibility Cloak The Invisibility Cloak has been an area of interest for a long time and is a common future technology explored in Science Fiction movies and series as well as fantasy series like Harry Potter. There has been some recent progress. Watch the video below to see. This is obviously cumbersome to take…
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Technology Challenge Feasibility Study
Technology Challenge We have had to keep quiet about this until the Victorian Government announcement today. Now we can let you know that Successful Endeavours was awarded the Feasibility Study stage for the Gas Sensors in Sewers project. We will be working with Melbourne Water to put together the study and it will be based…
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Electricity Grid 2.0
What if we could start again In the days when DC converters didn’t exist, it made sense to base our electrical distribution system on transformers and AC voltage level shifting. It still makes sense to distribute at high voltage where resistive losses in the wires are a smaller issue than they are at lower voltages.…