Kitchen footwork

Photo: Christoph Thetard
“Honey, could you pedal up some whipped cream, and I’ll stomp out some ground coffee?” Only in Christoph Thetard’s compact, ultramodern kitchen is this a logical question. Thetard has developed a totally electricity-free, mechanical solution for grinding coffee and blending and mixing food. Hidden in the kitchen countertop’s interior is a flywheel activated by a foot pedal. The flywheel turns, generating power for the appliances. A small gearbox on the front...
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Getting big by going small

Having dominated the Indian compact car market for more than 20 years, Maruti Suzuki is today the country’s largest car...

Rizhao Steel

Forging asset efficiency

Due to the economic slowdown in China and the consequent fall in steel demand, the country’s steel industry is seeking...

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Flying without wings

The burgeoning market for advanced flight simulators is enabling a Swiss manufacturer to take off. In the small village of Pratteln outside...

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Weather or not

Sweden’s addition to the ranks of the world’s largest convertibles. The world's first retractable roof over a sports arena was built...

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Homeward bound

Re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere is a dangerous phase of space flight. The European Space Agency’s IXV project is testing a...

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Opening doors to fuel economy

The familiar pneumatic hiss of bus doors may soon disappear. Good riddance! If you were to consider how to make a...

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The fine print

In Gujarat, India, textile producers reduce both costs and environmental impact through energy-saving technologies. At the Badra textile market in Ahmedabad,...

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Heavy lifting

Jack-up gearboxes keep drilling platforms well above stormy seas. The hundreds of offshore drilling platforms operating along the world’s continental shelves...

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The sky is the limit

Venture Aerobearings, a joint venture between GE Aviation and SKF, provides bearings for GE’s latest engine, the GEnx. Walking into the visitor centre of the...