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Inventors and Theft
A few days ago saw the birthday of one the UK's most well known inventors, Sir Alexander Graham Bell. It got me thinking about inventions that were suspected as being…
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A Shed is Born
It’s time to get mentioning my latest shed. I picked it up, in a state, in the autumn of 2023. The roof and floor were broken, the locks were rusted…
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Movement – A-Z Without Fuss
Can we really create movement without energy? Not really, energy is always required from somewhere. Whether it is from a power cell or from the sun's rays, it has to be…
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Exploration – My Theory of a Possible Future
Where can we go now? Besides the obvious exploration to space, where is there to go? I have long felt that I was born in the wrong era! I love…
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How 3D Printing Can Benefit Primary Education
Engineering is a difficult subject to teach in Primary education. The lack of resources and space will keep any Science to a minimum, often following the plan that has been…
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The Wider-Glider
I have been looking at how we build our larger aircrafts. Not a lot has changed, technology and materials are what is showing the overall alterations in their construction. The…
Project Bird-Brain
In my youth, I was brought up with nature all around me. Aside from the music, TV and film that adorned my family home, my uncle played a pivotal role…
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Vivaro Armrest
After the refurbishment of the driver’s seat, I needed to find a way to make the armrest work, again. It appears to be a problem with all armrests in these…