Technology
Custom Made Plugin Hyrid Car
It appears that U.S. gasoline prices are headed over $2 again, and before long, Americans will likely again be feeling the urgency for better fuel economy as they did in [...]
Apple Embraces Precision Machining
Apple recently released their new MacBook notebook computers. The company put out an excellent video which spends a great deal of time discussing the machining of the computer’s unique one [...]
CNC Laser Engraving Thumbnails
In this Make Magazine podcast, a semi-demented man with an accent uses a CNC laser cutter to engrave a calendar on his thumbnail. I guess he has trouble keeping track [...]
Creating a Head on a CNC
At Hurco’s open house July 25, 2008, the Today’s Machining World staff interviewed Hurco technical supervisor Paul Gray, who demonstrated how to a use a VMX42SR vertical machining center to [...]
Potential of a new machine — A coffeemaker
As Starbucks scrambles to regain footing in today’s cut-throat coffee war by refocusing on its roots – its coffee – it will soon be wheeling out a secret weapon. A [...]
A Liesure Precision Instrument
Today we inform you of a new, innovative, precision instrument which can help you when you’re off the job – the Rossa Monza Spider putter from Taylor Made. “Even when [...]
Wind in your own Home
I talked to Bill Becker a University of Illinois professor who has gone into business with his children building mini wind turbines for city dwellers who have access to moving [...]
Is Shell Oil a Green Maverick?
Today I came across a video of the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas which was held in April, 2008. The event is a competition between students from around North America (there is [...]
NIMBY ("Not in my backyard") feelings of Americans are relaxing
A recent survey by RBC Capital Markets showed that many Americans are becoming more open to living near wind, hydro, geothermal, and even nuclear power generation facilities in response to [...]
The Jet Bicycle
Bob Maddox, an artist and cabinet maker from Medford, Ore., has built a jet powered bicycle which can go at least 50 MPH (he predicts it can go 75 if [...]