Watch: Kickstarting a 1,700cc single-cylinder chopper ain’t easy

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al Hackel.

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Sludge Control for Centrifuge Feeding in Power Plant

The Munich public utilities company has been operating the combined heat and power plant North in Unterföhring, Bavaria with three independent units since 1964. The main part of the energy demand is covered by hard coal with waste burned in two units. The electrical energy generated is fed into the municipal supply network. Thanks to coupled district heating, the hot water networks Munich North and Freimann as well as the inner city steam network is supplied with heat.

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Verder Announces Acquisition of Sauermann

Verder, global technology leader in advanced pumping & scientific solutions, is proud to announce the acquisition of Sauermann, a leading supplier in the HVAC-R market. This strategic acquisition marks a significant step forward for Verder, as it continues to expand its product portfolio and strengthen its position in the global pump and equipment industry.

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Colossal cosmic jets unleash trillion-Sun energy across 140 Milky Ways

Astronomers have spotted an absolutely colossal cosmic chimney that stretches as far as 140 Milky Ways lined up side by side. These jumbo jets are being blasted from a supermassive black hole.

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NextStep Pumps: Smart Metering with Modbus and RS-485 Connectivity

NextStep dosing pumps are designed for high-resolution metering control and reliability and cover a wide range of applications. When “once through” or nearly constant chemical discharge and even distribution of flow is beneficial, NextStep stepper motor pump provides high dosing accuracy, digitally controlled, high turn-down ratio of 3,333:1 reducing pulsation and increases the reliability of […]

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DARPA enlists Harvard tech to fight deadly blood infections in the field

Treating life-threatening bloodstream infections in combat situations is challenging, especially when the pathogen responsible is unknown. So, DARPA has called on Harvard’s Wyss Institute to use its groundbreaking biotech to fight this deadly threat.

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Watch: First flight video of B-21 nuclear bomber from US Air Force

At the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in Washington, DC, the US Air Force and prime contractor Northrop Grumman have released the first video of its B-21 Raider nuclear bomber in flight, along with an update on the B-21 program.

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