Pyramid of Djoser was constructed using an ingenious water system, experts say It has long been a subject of debate - how exactly were Egypt's great pyramids built by the civilized world's first engineers? But a new study suggests that the oldest pyramid in Egypt, the Pyramid of Djoser, was built 4,700 years ago using an even more ingenious 'hydraulic …
A successful flight-test of power take off shaft was conducted on the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Bengaluru on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. The ministry said the maiden successful flight-test of PTO shaft was conducted on LCA Tejas Limited Series Production -3 aircraft. “The light weight, high speed, lubrication free PTO shaft transmits higher power between aircraft engine gear …
Scientists have built a robot that defies the standard laws of physics and could eventually help humans travel around black holes. “We let our shape-changing object move on the simplest curved space, a sphere, to systematically study the motion in curved space,” said Zeb Rocklin, assistant professor in the School of Physics at Georgia Tech. The researchers believe that the …
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