Discover how to build a simple DIY Stirling engine powered by heat from candles using an empty spray can and pen components. This step-by-step guide demonstrates how to construct the engine, build a ...

His Stirling engine was much safer because it worked on a different principle than steam. Instead of relying on the expansion of high-pressure steam, the Stirling engine is a closed system with a ...

The most recent such harvesting arrangement I saw is another scheme to exploit the thermal differential between the cold ...

The story of how Honda developed an oval-piston race engine that ultimately failed but still made history along the way.

Learn what indexability means, how it differs from crawlability, and how to fix common indexation issues. Ensure your most valuable pages appear and perform in Google’s index. You’ve spent hours ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

It looks like GM is working on modernising two-stroke engines by tackling their emissions problem. This could open a whole new chapter for internal combustion. It’s been a while since two-stroke ...

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Alloa, in Clackmannanshire, prospered during the Industrial Revolution and enjoyed a golden age from the late 18th century to ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

He might have been almost universally acclaimed as the obvious winner but, when the BBC Sports Personality of the Year vote ...