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Making Gyroscopes: Working with Physics

Gyroscopes are the epitome of “deceptively simple.” At first glance, it looks like a complex top, with the main gimmick being that if the wheel is spinning, the orientation of the axis won’t change. But it’s more than just an executive desk toy–it’s a vital component for many of our most powerful and fragile devices. […]

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Ford, Baidu, and Internet Cars (Oh My!)

Does your car have internet connectivity? How about Bluetooth? Sirius XM? GPS? If you have a more recent make and model, it most likely does. However, the technology is still very much in beta, as it were. Voice recognition and automated cars in particular still have several glitches in the system. Car companies also aren’t […]

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Daimler and Mercedes Partner to Make First Autonomous Trucks

Gridlock, rush hour, traffic jam…it seems like streets are permanently filled with cars. While options like mass transit and carpool lanes help elevate some of the issues, it’s still a problem plaguing cities of all sizes. One company, Daimler, thinks they may have the solution: autonomous cars. Autonomous, or self-driving, cars are not a new […]

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Meet the Megacar: Koenigsegg One:1

We’ve discussed how people have the need for speed in previous posts. In most situations- internet, travel, food, shipping- the belief “faster is better” holds true. And the fastest of the fast, at least when it comes to cars, is the Koenigsegg One:1. First introduced in 2014, the One:1 is the world’s first “megacar.” It […]