Physicists in the Netherlands have built a heat engine that might be the tiniest ever created. Based on “piezoresistive” silicon, and smaller than a typical biological cell, the engine could find ...

When temperatures soar past 95 degrees, your car's interior becomes a furnace reaching 195 degrees. Last summer broke heat ...

Researchers from MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed an innovative heat engine that uses no moving parts, making a significant leap toward more efficient ...

Modern motor oils include additives to prevent the buildup of harmful sludge and varnish inside the engine. They also help to ...

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