James Dyson highlighting the simplicity of the new motor compared to a more complex DC motor (Image: Dyson) The impeller motor’s powerful permanent magnet uses half the power of its predecessor. (Image: Dyson) (Image: Dyson New commercial products can now be made smaller, more efficient and more reliable. (Image: Dyson)



WHEN the Wright brothers set out to develop the first controllable, powered, heavier-than-air flying machine at the turn of the last century, they had to invent almost everything they needed to get their Flyer off the ground. They had little choice: existing glider wing designs were certainly not up to…


