Science
Modern day windscreens
If you have a relatively modern car – definitely 20 years old or less, then you will undoubtedly have a bonded windscreen. This is where the windscreen is ‘glued’ to the car’s body and a [more…]
Technology
20th Century
Crash of Bristol 175 Britannia 101– 4th February 1954
On the morning of February 4, 1954, G-ALRX took off from Filton on a test flight, with Captain A.J. ‘Bill’ Pegg at the controls. Flight Engineers for the trip were Ken Fitzgerald and Gareth Jones. [more…]
Engineering
How to fit a security camera
How to fit a security camera Having just fitted a security camera, I thought I’d pen an article detailing the thought process that I went through to choose which camera to fit, and the fitting [more…]
Computing
How to 3d Print – a beginners guide, Part 4
Build it and they will come. Reading the comments on GP regards 3d printing, it quickly turns to Ann Summers potential accessories, but let me distract you for a moment. Here are some videos of [more…]
Computing
How to 3d Print – a beginners guide, Part 3
So the printer sits and sits and sits. It says it can help solve all your problems but just looks at you, waiting. Then it comes! The shops are shut, the cupboard pole has collapsed [more…]
Technology
Postcard From Spy Island
In more relaxed times, a flight known as the Trooper originates from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. This summer, despite the weather, Operation Red Top was initiated to reduce heat damage to the base’s runway, [more…]
Computing
How to 3d Print – a beginners guide, Part 2
In part 2 (Part 1) we are going to take a 2d design and make it 3d. Once you do this then you will see that anything can be made 3d-ish. First we load up [more…]
Computing
How to 3d Print – a beginners guide, Part 1
I’ve been using my 3d printer for 4 years now and initially it was the most awe-inspiring piece of tech I owned. “I can print anything! Make anything! Wow!” has turned into “This tech is [more…]
Hobbies
The End of the Road for Electric Cars
Imagine the following scenario….. In the beginning, all cars were powered by electricity, which was stored onboard in huge, heavy batteries. The cars were acceptable for use on short journeys, but on long journeys they [more…]