Formula One technologies in everyday lives..

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ben_watkins
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Formula One technologies in everyday lives..

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Interesting articles [one audio and one video] from the BBC about a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/ne ... 938985.stm

and

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7937753.stm

From things such as military knee braces, carbonfibre wheelchairs to non-slip boots and medical techniques... very interesting
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geoffrey
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I was there for the opening and heard a bit of 'Ronspeak'
I designed the carbon fibre staircase for the exhibition helped by some ex-toyota composite specialists.
The rest of the exhibit is pretty good if you are passing.

Geoff

tahadar
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geoffrey wrote:I was there for the opening and heard a bit of 'Ronspeak'
I designed the carbon fibre staircase for the exhibition helped by some ex-toyota composite specialists.
The rest of the exhibit is pretty good if you are passing.

Geoff
sounds quite cool! I'm at uni nearby and will definitely pay a visit soon.

alexbarwell
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And there was me hoping for an innocent-looking production car with a slightly detuned F1 merc V8...
:twisted:
I am an engineer, not a conceptualist :)