Steel Horse Rides on MSN

How the rotary engine works — and why it’s so different

Pop the hood on a classic Mazda RX-7 or RX-8 and the engine bay looks […] ...
Steel Horse Rides on MSN

Twin turbo vs single turbo: How it works and when it actually makes sense

Turbo talk tends to get loud fast, but the real question most drivers care about […] ...

This Comet Stopped Spinning. Then It Started Rotating Backward.

First its rotation slowed between March and May 2017, taking 46 hours to complete a spin where it had once taken only 20 hours. This occurred as the comet neared its closest point to the sun, roughly ...

How redox reactions drive bacteria's Na⁺-NQR sodium pump

The enzyme Na⁺-NQR is a sodium pump that drives the respiration of many marine and pathogenic bacteria. Using redox reactions ...

I tested the Wolfbox 4-in-1 Jump Starter with Air Compressor during a real-world emergency

This multi-function device earns its spot in any car emergency kit with multiple functions, most of which come in handy ...

How charges invert a long-standing empirical law in glass physics

If you've ever watched a glass blower at work, you've seen a material behaving in a very special way. As it cools, the viscosity of molten glass increases steadily but gradually, allowing it to be ...
Space.com

How are gas giant exoplanets born? James Webb Space Telescope provides new clues

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest that even extremely massive gas giants — once thought too large to form like ordinary planets — may grow through the same basic ...
Seeking Alpha

ZINZINO AB (PUBL): Zinzino announces merger of It Works! into the Zinzino family of businesses for increased distribution power in North America and Europe

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zinzino has today entered into an agreement, and simultaneously closed, to combine with the US-based direct sales company It Works! In an all-share ...
IEEE

Sync or Async: How to Start a Synchronous Motor Driving a Reciprocating Compressor

Abstract: Slow speed reciprocating compressors are typically rigidly coupled to single bearing synchronous motors. The compressor load during starting is seldom above 30% of the motor rated torque. In ...
Forbes

The Real Reason AI Is Hurting Work—And How To Turn It Around

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Maya Ackerman is the author of "Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us.” The key to using AI effectively is to lean into human ...
Wired

This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...
IEEE

Numerical Simulation of Multi-stage reciprocating Compressor Integration in Compressed Air Station

This study presents a comprehensive numerical simulation framework for multi-stage reciprocating compressors integrated into compressed air stations. Reciprocating compressors are widely utilized in ...