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Steam and STEAM: How We Can Power the Next Industrial Revolution

History repeats itself, they say. And they, of course, often attribute this to the mistakes we make. Humans like to make the same errors over and over, never learning from the

What Does Grease Color Mean and How Does it Affect Lubrication?

Greases are solid or semi-solid lubricants generally composed of oil(s) thickened with soap (or other thickeners). These high-viscosity lubricants are meant to protect, seal, and lubricate va

What is Diesel Bug and How Do I Prevent It?

Diesel fuel has changed within the past two decades. With these changes have come about a host of issues that diesel owners and operators haven’t seen to such an extent before. One issue that can

How the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Protects You

The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975 is a United States law that few citizens may realize they have the right to. This law provides consumers with governance of product warranties and prote

How the Staatliches Bauhaus Fused Art and Industrial Design

"If today's arts love the machine, technology and organization, if they aspire to precision and reject anything vague and dreamy, this implies an instinctive repudiation of chaos and a l

DIY: A Guide on How to Change Your Vehicle's Engine Oil

DIY oil change In the debate of changing your own oil versus going to the shop to have it done, there's a lot to consider: do you have the time, equipment, the know-how? What's the real

Black Oil: How THE X-FILES Made Petroleum Spooky

"Are you familiar with the so-called X-Files?" Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny in Sunday's episode, "My Struggle" Sunday (January 24) marked the return of The X-Files, a science-fict

How to REALLY remove water from your fuel tanks

Sometimes, frustration can get the better of us. Your lawnmower won't start, your quad is running sluggishly, and your fishing boat has stranded you and a lonely ham sandwich in the

Driving Into The Wild: How Cars Shaped the American Camping Experience

Camping is the "escape" from technology that became popular because of technology. As a citizen of the good old U.S. of A, camping isn't a necessity it's a recreational choice. A variant o

A Fascinating Piece of WWII History: How Tectyl 511M Saved a Submarine

Tectyl 511M Salvages the Squalus Diesel Engines On May 23 rd, 1939, 26 men trapped in a sunken submarine off the Isles of Shoals drowned under 243 feet of water. The USS Squalus had just

How Iron Man (and the media) have twisted our perception of bionics and how they're actually HELPFUL

The 21st century has a habit of realizing science-fiction prophecies of the past. Early and mid-twentieth century Futurist authors such as H.G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, and George Orwell h

VIDEO SERIES: How to Build a Sandblasting Machine

In the market for a sandblasting machine? Maybe you don't want to shell out a few thousand dollars up-front to purchase a pre-assembled one, or perhaps you enjoy taking the time to see how things w