Engineering
China demonstrates 600 kmph Maglev train
29 Jul 2021
With the new Maglev train, it would only take 2.5 hours to travel from Beijing to Shanghai, a distance of more than 1,000 km, against 2-1/2 hours by air
SkyDrive demonstrates Japan’s first flying car – SD-03
04 Sep 2020
The flying car, which looks more like a two-wheeler, is just two meters high, four meters wide and four meters long, and requires only as much space on the ground as two parked cars
World's first fully electric plane takes to air for almost 15 minutes
13 Dec 2019
The plane, a 62-year-old, six-passenger seaplane retrofitted with an electric motor, was designed by Australian engineering firm MagniX and tested in partnership with Canada’s Harbour Air, the world’s largest seaplane airline
Tata Motors unveils futuristic `Ziptron’ electric mobility technology
20 Sep 2019
The state-of-the-art electric vehicle technology with class-leading power and performance will set a new benchmark in the EV industry, says Tata Motors
In the future, this electricity-free tech could help cool buildings in metropolitan areas
07 Aug 2019
Engineers have designed a new system that can help cool buildings in crowded metropolitan areas without consuming electricity, an important innovation at a time when cities are working to adapt to climate change.