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more about #engines more comments → goaliegeek: sucks it does it by the speakers. would have to have an awesome set up to have it loud enough for others to hear with your windows down. pretty funny ... more » Wilson Rothman: So, nobody's gonna take a stab at the reference in that top image that I worked so hard on? more » blackrider23: That has some great potential! Now we will just have to wait 4 decades for car companies to actually manufacture them. P.S. kudos for the photochop u... more » stopcrazypp: You can't much more efficient than a electric motor (80-90%), and since this uses electricity anyways I don't see why we don't just use electric motor... more » William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: Do I simple not get the idea, or is this really as stupid as it sounds. They want to use electromagnetism for the compression/exhaust steps in the ott... more » Hello Mister Walrus: In this economy, how is he going to get venture capital funding for this idea? Oh wait... more » AmityCachinga: The second image is the most intriguing to me since the "piston" looks to be free floating inside the cylinder walls. With combustion chambers on bot... more » bosskev: "Theoretically, the piston could operate entirely without fuel, using magnetism on both ends to rapidly repel and attract." Uhh...haven't we already k... more » Nick: i wonder the strength of those magnets and if any shielding will be necessary to avoid disruption with other electronic processes and thinga-ma-bobs. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: A state of the art bus to transport children to school in an engine powered by magnets! more » Kaiser-Machead: We're gonna need another Timmy! more » Discofunk: I still remember being given a model of a simulated combustion engine - one of the best gifts I ever had as a kid. I think this is a great idea. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: But it really generates power. It's lighting this room right now! more » OddManOut: I made a jet engine while I was snowed in one day. Since I was in Japan at the time I happened to have an 8oz aluminum soda bottle lying around (Coffe... more » shaka999: I'm an engineer. Almost all my friends are engineers. Guess what, nobody is pushing engineering as a career for their kids. Better off buying someth... more » -
#engines
Gates, Myhrvold To Patent Crazy Electromagnetic Combustion Engine
Bill Gates may love his Ford Focus, but he's got plans to improve on age-old combustion, applying—along with Nathan Myhrvold and others from the Intellectual Ventures gang—to patent a smart engine with electromagnetic pistons. More » -
#toys
Jet Works Engine Inspires Tomorrow's Rocket Scientists
Let's face it—educational toys are not popular gift items. However, the Jet Works Engine is something that curious kids will be excited to find under the tree this year. More » -
