Engines with larger bores and shorter strokes generally have higher horsepower, while engines in the opposite configuration ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

Refrigeration is commonplace in the modern era. We use it to keep our food from spoiling, to cool our homes and workplaces, and to keep our car cabins from becoming saunas. There are even specific ...

Can Entry Ignition Save Combustion Engines? New Efficient Technology! How do Entry Ignition (EI) engines overcome the biggest flaws of combustion engines? We know that Spark Ignition (SI) engines are ...

The rotary was the most radical rethink of the combustion engine in over a hundred years — and it paid the price for being different. Mazda introduced the innovative Wankel rotary engine in the 1967 ...

We're not going to get into the whole "who made the first car" argument today. But there's not much doubt that the overall history of self-propelled vehicles goes back well beyond the Mercedes Patent ...

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...

The rise to power of electrified powertrains had some believe, for a short while, that internal combustion engines (ICE) were done. To some extent, meaning the medium-term evolution of the automotive ...

Power the future of mobility, defense, and energy with Michigan Tech’s graduate on-campus and online certificate in Internal Combustion Engine Systems. Designed for students and professionals, this ...

The European Union is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry. The proposal ...