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Thin-film interference on a soap bubble
What makes the colors on the surface of a soap bubble? Light waves reflected from the top...
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Uploaded on Jul 27, 2011
Electric motor
The medium-sized motor from a coffee grinder. This is from our article on how electric motors work.
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Uploaded on Jul 20, 2011
Loudspeaker
A small (5-watt) portable radio loudspeaker, photographed from behind. You can see the permanent...
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Uploaded on Aug 23, 2010
Centrifugal governor
How can you make something like a steam engine run at constant speed? With a little...
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Uploaded on Aug 13, 2010
Car-welding robot
The excellent car-welding robot exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about robots.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Gearbox
An exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about gears.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Fresnel (lighthouse) lens
An exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about Fresnel lenses.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Fresnel (lighthouse) lens and prisms
An exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about Fresnel lenses.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Car-welding robot
The excellent car-welding robot exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about robots.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Electric motor
This is a 240-volt electric motor from a lawnmower. This is from our article about electric motors.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Electroplating
An exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about electroplating.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Car-welding robot
The excellent car-welding robot exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about robots.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Turbine blade
An exhibit at Think Tank, the science museum in Birmingham, England. This is from our article about turbines.
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Uploaded on Aug 12, 2010
Geoengineering: how to solve climate change?
Are there credible technological solutions to climate change and global warming? This photo...
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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2010
Inside a quartz watch
I got this watch free in a packet of cornflakes (no really, I did!). When it finally...
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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2010
Antique film camera c.1930
This is what you might have been using to take photos if Flickr had been around in the...
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Uploaded on Aug 3, 2010
How a ball computer mouse works
Here's a closeup of the mechanism that allows an old-style ball mouse to detect your hand...
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Uploaded on Apr 23, 2010
Edison cylinder phonograph
An old Edison cylinder phonograph in the Think Tank science museum in Birmingham, England. The...
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Uploaded on Apr 10, 2010
