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The Engineer Guy explains how MEMS accelerometer chips work
There’s a good chance that you use a MEMS accelerometer every single day. It’s the small chip that let your smart phone automatically adjust its screen orientation. They’re great chips, and since...
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How anodization is used to make pretty iPod colors
What do those colorful iPod Nano cases have in common with sapphires? In both substances the color is not on the surface, but integrated in the structure of the material. As usually, [Bill Hammack]...
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Book Review: Eight Amazing Engineering Stories
We’re big fans of [Bill Hammack], aka the Engineer Guy. His series of engineering videos dredge up pleasant memories of watching Mr. Wizard but spin to the adult science enthusiast. The most resent...
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You Betta’ Recognize the Aluminum Beverage Can
He’s back, [Bill Hammack] aka The Engineer Guy. He has a habit of revealing how the ordinary is extraordinary with a meticulous unveiling of all the engineering that goes into a thing. This time around...
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How Retractable Pens Work
[Bill Hammack], aka the [EngineerGuy] is at it again, this time explaining how retractable ballpoint pens work. In this excellent video, he describes the simple (but remarkably sophisticated)...
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The Metal That Never Forgets: Nitinol and Shape-Memory
You’ve likely heard of Nitinol wire before, but we suspect the common base knowledge doesn’t go much beyond repeating that it’s a shape-memory alloy. [Bill Hammack], the Engineer Guy, takes us on a...
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