From the earliest days of motoring, cars have evolved dramatically. The very first car envisioned by Carl Benz bears little resemblance to the vehicles we drive today; since then, engineers have found ...

The Commutator/West Hotel project on Second Avenue in Minneapolis’ North Loop has been sitting, unfinished and seemingly untouched, for over two years now. Its complex of historic buildings is wrapped ...

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Your car needs electricity. You don't have mice striking flint in your engine's combustion chambers, nor do you have kerosene lamps for headlights. You might be able to hire a string quartet to ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

Tony Fisher from Suffolk, UK, has added a giant pyramid puzzle to his long list of world records. At 2.08m it dwarfs the previous record which stood at 56cm. It is technically known as a Pyraminx ...

Electric motors can seem very mysterious! How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down step by step to understand how it works. Topics covered in this video: circuits, current, ...

Article 430 contains the specific rules for conductor sizing, overcurrent protection, control circuit conductors, controllers,, and disconnects for electric motors. The installation requirements for ...