Silicon Valley got its name from from its industry , but that wasn't just the brain trusts that call...

(YouTube link) A cutting tool slices through steel, and we get to watch the slow-motion microscopic view. Getting this video could not have been simple. Notice the distortion of the material being sliced off. Warning:...

The best dairy Holstein in the U.S. is not even a...  ...e to follow. It's all a matter of genetics. Dairy industry experts crunched the data on this bull's bloodlin...  ...e the efficiency (and profitability) of the dairy industry

A wise man once said, "Living well is the best revenge." The paraphrased quote that is the title of this article at Geeks Are Sexy is also true. Those kids who were made fun of in school because they used slide rules or...

In the hands of a talented photographer, industry can become art. Well-designed machines can be thi...

In some cases, reliance on modern technology makes things more complicated and more expensive than a low-tech approach. The folks preparing for an election found that a short stack of paper worked as well as 30 laptop co...

Holgate Windmill in York, England was a working grain mill for over a hundred years before it was shut down 70 years ago. It was never torn down because of its historic charm, and a neighborhood grew up around it. Now, t...

(YouTube link) Printing a book was different in 1947. The process required quite a few skilled workers performing tasks you won't see anymore, outside of historical videos like this. Contrast this process with a mor...

(YouTube link) Pringle of Scotland is an old and established sweater company which has nothing to do with potato chips. They commissioned artist David Shrigley to make a humorous video about the firm. The result is st...