wind power

Wind power – conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make … More

wind tunnel

Pictured: Engineers making a check on body of a model of a supersonic aircraft before a test run in the … More

What were they thinking?

There are engineering stories behind existing machines, tools and man-made structures. Engineers like to learn by doing. So we have … More

winch

Winch – a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or adjust … More

wheel and axle

Wheel and Axle: A wheel and axle has a larger wheel (or wheels) connected by a smaller cylinder (axle) and … More

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi – a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly (using radio waves) over a computer … More

Wikipedia

Engineering 4 Kids adopted many of the policies and guidelines set out for Wikipedia. We admire and respect the work … More

weightlessness

weightlessness, or an absence of ‘weight’, is in fact an absence of stress and strain resulting from externally applied mechanical … More

welding

Welding – a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by … More

weight and balance

Weight Balance FAA AIM / FAR Center of gravity empty weight empty moment mean aerodynamic chord Passengers Baggage load Fuel … More

weight in space

Gravity on different celestial bodies Gravity is the force that gives things “weight” and is different on different worlds due … More

waves

Waves – the universe is made of fields of force. When a radio antenna makes a disturbance in the electric … More

weather

What’s the weather like today? Tomorrow? How do we know that? Weather instrumentation – measurement, tracking, forecasting differentiate between weather … More

wearable technology

Wearable technology – technologies worn close to the body, on the body or even in the body. Wearable technology, wearables, … More

wave energy

Wave energy generator – a floating, flexible, modular and massively scalable wave power generation idea under testing in Scotland Wave … More