A closer look at how engine design has evolved to boost fuel efficiency, and where it's going from here.

Everyone generally knows about piston and rotary engines, with many a flamewar having been waged over the pros and cons of each design. The “correct” answer is thus to combine both into a single ...

Build a new kind of rocket engine and the world will beat a path to your door. Or at least that’s how it’s worked out for Venus Aerospace and its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), an ...

Engineers at UC Davis have built a remarkable device that creates power at night by tapping into something we rarely think about: the vast cold of outer space. Using a special type of Stirling engine, ...

When observing the Boeing 757 on the ramp, keen-eyed observers might notice a significant difference in the shape and sound of the powerplants under the wings. This leads to a very interesting ...