"Behavior of mice aboard the International Space Station 20 female mice were transported to the International Space Station by SpaceX CRS-4 Dragon spacecraft. On NASA’s Rodent Habitat, the mice engaged... continue reading

posted by ant 7 months ago • 8 views • 3:42

YouTube description: Until the mid 1950’s, small short-range airliners like the twin engined IL-14 were really the only type the Soviet Union produced. And that meant flying across the country’s... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 10 months 3 weeks ago • 413 views • 10:05

Electric cars are touted as a solution for reducing emissions and improving the environmental impacts of transportation, but are electric cars actually any better for the environment than gasoline cars?... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 1 week ago • 465 views • 13:47

Bill Gates introduces the Indigo, the remarkable invention that uses no electricity, no ice, and no batteries to store vaccines at the precise temperature required to remain effective.

posted by newtboy 1 year 5 months ago • 845 views • 2:22

US Car Number 1, the Ferdinand Magellan, sits in the Gold Coast Railway Museum in Miami. It's 120 tonnes of bulletproof, armoured railcar: a train carriage designed to move the President of the United... continue reading

posted by b4rringt0n 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 397 views • 4:59

I made a brick mold that makes bricks 25 x 12.5 x 7.5 cm from wood. A log was split and mortise and tenon joints were carved using a stone chisel and sharp rocks. The mold was lashed together with cane... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,012 views • 10:47

The future of train transportation might be pneumatic tubes and magnets. Meet the 89-year old entrepreneur who wants to disrupt the railroad with a modern twist on a very old train idea.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 589 views • 4:35

The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It was nicknamed "Norsupyssy"... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 73 views • 10:14

YouTube description: I thought about saying "secret patterns" or "mysterious patterns" in the title, but that'd be a lie: they're just mostly unknown! So let's talk about tactile paving, about design,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 10 months 1 week ago • 1,720 views • 3:13

This video from the London Transport Museum youtube channel shows how the big vinyl signs that London busses use to show their destinations are made. YouTube description: McKenna Brothers, recognised... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 4 months ago • 388 views • 4:10

YouTube description: Sometimes flight recorders are the only way the victims' families will know what happened to the plane. Immediately following an airplane crash anywhere in US territory, the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months ago • 222 views • 5:31

Predominately found in South and Central America, the Leafcutter Ant is truly an amazing creature. The complexity of teamwork and organization displayed in their societies is 2nd only to human beings and... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 267 views • 8:09

YouTube Description: What has the highest melting point known to us? Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audible.com/SciShow for a free 30-day trail. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 521 views • 5:26

In Wuppertal, Germany, there's the Schwebebahn: a suspended monorail that carries 80,000 people a day above the streets of the city, and above the river Wupper. It's a wonderful thing: but it wasn't the... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 926 views • 1:52

There are only a few transporter bridges still working in the world. What are they for? Why weren't there more of them? And why don't we build them any more? -yt

posted by eric3579 4 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 913 views • 2:21

YouTube: Your car battery is dead and you like a boost to jump start? Maybe you can use AA batteries to crank the engine...

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 5 months ago • 364 views • 3:42

A beautifully produced video in which we follow John, a motor protein, who has to transport his package to the right destination in the nerve cell, illustrating the relevance and mechanisms of proper intracellular... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 4 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 430 views • 5:14

From YT: An encouragement to be aware of the manipulative power of stories. -- Studies mentioned: Green, M.C. and Brock, T. (2000) The role of transportation in the persuasiveness of public narratives.... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 4 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 358 views • 18:01

"Strategically deployed at stations throughout the system and involved in up to 1,000 train trips a month, the Amtrak Police Department K-9 teams provide a psychological and physical deterrent to potential... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 5 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 28 views • 6:08