SteamPowered

A husband-and-wife precision engineering team has set a new world record standing 1/8th mile time for steam-powered motorcycles. The Force of Nature is effectively a rocket on wheels, and the team says it should go much faster in the next attempt.British couple Graham and Diane Sykes took their creation to Elvington Speed Week to lay down a record-breaking time of 3.878 seconds for the standing eighth, with a recorded exit speed of 163.8 mph (264 km/h). Graham was aboard the steam-powered dragster for the attempt, and…

We know how complicated it can be sorting out the power demands of your Raspberry Pi project but this creation from maker Mike Bell takes the idea to a whole new level. Using a small, steam-powered engine, he’s managed to power a Raspberry Pi Pico along with a few accessories. We’ve seen clever power solutions in the past but never anything quite like this. It's alive! I have a steam powered @Raspberry_Pi Pico! pic.twitter.com/SHlxSl0fYzSeptember 3, 2022See moreAccording to Bell, it takes approximately two to three…