The joy of turbocharging sometimes brings with it as many problems as benefits. From space constraints regarding necessary supporting components to traction issues to a dreaded increase in underhood ...

Engines rarely fail without warning. They wear out early because small, cheap maintenance jobs are skipped until minor neglect becomes major damage. By focusing on a handful of simple, repeatable ...

Summer heat can put extra stress on a car’s engine, battery, tires and interior. Regular checks of coolant, engine oil, tire pressure and air conditioning can prevent overheating and breakdowns.

And since the temperature of space is about -270 °C (-454 °F) things can definitely get chilly. It also means that there's a heat gradient for the Stirling engine to work off of. What the engineering ...

MR. FREDERICK SMITH described in NATURE of January 28 (p. 294) a simple heating machine, which he constructed with a nickel disk, so that when heated before a magnet it began to revolve. A similar ...