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Infrared cameras: Invention and usesReference The science behind infrared cameras and how they "see" heat.
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Jaws of Life: Invention, tools and usesReference The Jaws of Life are the favoured hydraulic tool for safely removing car crash victims. The equipment can cut car frames apart and lift crushing weights from passengers.
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Bionic eyes: How tech is replacing lost visionReference Like something from a science fiction movie, bionic eyes are artificial eyes which can enhance and even replace lost vision. The tech is still in its infancy, but the potential is huge.
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Who invented the bicycle?Reference The bicycle has a complicated past fraught with controversy and misinformation.
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What is engineering?Reference Engineering is the application of science and math to solve problems. Here we explore the different types of engineering.
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6 simple machines: Making work easierReference Humans have invented six devices that combine to make work easier. These six simple machines are the wheel and axle, the lever, the inclined plane, the pulley, the screw and the wedge.
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What's the world's longest bridge?Reference Explore the incredible engineering behind the longest bridges in the world
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US military picks 3 companies to test nuclear propulsion above low-Earth orbitThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked three big space companies for the first phase of a larger project to test nuclear propulsion above low Earth orbit by 2025.
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How do fax machines work?The first fax machine used telegraph lines and was patented 33 years before Alexander Graham Bell's famous first phone call.
