The Spinning Dorito: The Ideology Behind the Rotary Engine Perhaps all engineering success requires is a bit of unorthodox cognitive exercise. This is definitely the case for the rotary engine, known as the “Spinning Dorito" due to its triangular-shaped rotor. It is an invention that defies conventional wisdom with its unconventional design. By Hovan Cheung UCL Science Magazine • Engineering
Heating and Cooling our Homes: As Simple as Black and White? Quan Zhang and his team at Nankai University have developed a seemingly obvious, yet elegant thermoregulator that unravels the path to a sustainable future. By Melike Temizturk. UCL Science Magazine • Chemistry
