There are engineering stories behind existing machines, tools and man-made structures. Engineers like to learn by doing. So we have…
winch
Winch – a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or adjust…
wheel and axle
Wheel and Axle: A wheel and axle has a larger wheel (or wheels) connected by a smaller cylinder (axle) and…
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi – a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly (using radio waves) over a computer…
Wikipedia
Engineering 4 Kids adopted many of the policies and guidelines set out for Wikipedia. We admire and respect the work…
weightlessness
weightlessness, or an absence of ‘weight’, is in fact an absence of stress and strain resulting from externally applied mechanical…
welding
Welding – a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by…
weight and balance
Weight Balance FAA AIM / FAR Center of gravity empty weight empty moment mean aerodynamic chord Passengers Baggage load Fuel…
weight in space
Gravity on different celestial bodies Gravity is the force that gives things “weight” and is different on different worlds due…
waves
Waves – the universe is made of fields of force. When a radio antenna makes a disturbance in the electric…
weather
What’s the weather like today? Tomorrow? How do we know that? Weather instrumentation – measurement, tracking, forecasting differentiate between weather…
wearable technology
Wearable technology – technologies worn close to the body, on the body or even in the body. Wearable technology, wearables,…
wave energy
Wave energy generator – a floating, flexible, modular and massively scalable wave power generation idea under testing in Scotland Wave…
weaving
Weaving – a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right…
water management
. Water is fundamental to life. Yet, eleven per cent of the global population — 783 million people, remains without…
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