The mind-bending world of birotary engines - a hybrid of piston and rotary technology that could revolutionize aviation. But ...

In case you missed it, the automotive industry has been on a steady trajectory of internal combustion engine (ICE) downsizing for years. Battery-powered electric vehicles may capture most of the ...

If you've watched a car movie like the "Fast and the Furious" franchise in recent years, you might've noticed them pressing a button and the car suddenly getting a massive boost in engine power. When ...

Any certified gearhead knows that diesel engines do not use spark plugs. But why not? If power in an engine is created by combustion or explosion of flammable liquids, won't a spark plug in a diesel ...

Automakers are quietly rewriting the rules of power under the hood, shrinking engines even as vehicles, especially SUVs, keep growing in size and weight. The promise is seductive: the punch of a big ...