Why Honda’s most ambitious engine had to fail

Our recent article about Ferrari’s pill-shaped piston patent had a lot of readers commenting that Honda did it decades ago ...

Why Inline-5 Engines Don't Play Well With Carburetors

The reasons inline-5 engines are usually incompatible with carburetors largely come down to two issues: the firing order and ...
The Conversation

Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help

Jenalee Doom receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Melissa Nevarez-Brewster receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps ...
Autoblog

GM Is Working on a Modern Two-Stroke Engine That Could Make a Comeback

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 ...
Jalopnik

Why Detroit Diesel's 2-Stroke Engine Was Called Screaming Jimmy

One of the most significant contributions in the history of propulsion technology came from a 19th-century engineer named Rudolf Diesel. While his idea was patented in the 1890s, it wouldn't be until ...
Geeky Gadgets

Runs on Gas, Hydrogen, or CNG : Clean Two-Stroke Hits 8,000 RPM Easily

What if the engine of the future wasn’t just a dream, but a reality? Imagine a power source that combines the raw, exhilarating performance of a two-stroke engine with innovative efficiency, ...
Motor Trend

5 Forgotten Internal Combustion Engines You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Automotive engineers have invested countless billions trying to improve upon the humble internal combustion engine, but not all those efforts have translated well. In fact, sometimes, things got weird ...
Futurism

Sora 2 Has a Huge Financial Problem

It didn’t take long for OpenAI’s text-to-video-and-audio AI generator app, Sora 2, to melt down into a messy pile of potentially copyright-infringing AI slop. The app’s prominent use of recognizable ...
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2.7 EcoBoost Problems You Might Run Into And Which Models To Avoid

In 2015, Ford introduced the 2.7-liter EcoBoost for the F-150, proving that good things come in small packages by combining big power and small displacement. While proving its worth in the F-150 as a ...
Seeking Alpha

Nintendo: Switch 2 Cycle Sets Up 60%+ Upside

I give Nintendo a strong buy rating. The company sold over six million Switch 2 units in just seven weeks, signaling a strong start to the new cycle. Margins are under pressure as R&D and advertising ...
The Aviationist

Pratt & Whitney to Accelerate Development of XA103 NGAP Engine

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney will use new digital design technology to accelerate its work on the XA103, its submission for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) ...
Railway Age

Re-evaluating Gas Turbine Engines for Railway Propulsion

Publicity photo of a first-generation Union Pacific GTEL locomotive and a circa-1923 electric auto in Fremont, Neb. The auto was owned by a local woman and the locomotive was on its way west to haul ...