LiquidPiston has a new X Mini engine which is a small 70 cubic centimeter gasoline powered “prototype. This is a quiet, four-stroke engine with near-zero vibration. The company said it... Read more
Combustion engines runs needlessly about 30 percent of the time With its new start-stop coasting function, Bosch enables drivers of vehicles with combustion engines to travel in zero-emissio... Read more
Meet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its balance on one leg even when hit from the side. And WildCat, the four-legged robot that can gallop untether... Read more
The perfect bridging technology for the next 10 to 20 years Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an internal combustion engine that emits less than half the CO2 compared to a regular eng... Read more
Engineered E. coli mass-produce key precursor to potent biofuel New lines of engineered bacteria can tailor-make key precursors of high-octane biofuels that could one day replace gasoline, s... Read more
It will have a big impact in the motor, biological and robot industry. Professor Seon Jeong Kim of Hanyang University has created a high capacity yarn muscle that does not require electrolyt... Read more
Because nature does not present the world in the form we would like, we must reorder it. To create this new order, we need information about what that order is supposed to look like, knowled... Read more
Since America’s love affair with cars really got rolling after World War II, nothing but a gasoline-burning internal combustion engine would do. Until now. The gearheads at Motor Trend have... Read more
The X2 will be available for partner tests in 2013 The internal combustion engine (ICE) has had a remarkably successful century and a half. Unfortunately, it’s notoriously inefficient, wasti... Read more
Enabling combustion engines to consume two to three percent less gas and significantly less oil A quick pit-stop at the gas station is enough to put a good dent in your wallet. New technolog... Read more
New cars and trucks could improve fuel efficiency by 50 percent if existing technologies such as hybrids are adopted Fuel efficiency of new vehicles could improve by 50 percent in the next t... Read more
Discovery May Yield Cheaper, More Efficient Alternative to Platinum in Automotive Engines Engineers at a company co-founded by a University of Texas at Dallas professor have identified a mat... Read more
The naturally aspirated Scion iQ engine gets an EPA estimated 37 mpg highway fuel mileage compared to the Ford EcoBoost at 58.9 Fords new 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine has received international... Read more
The GT4 is striking in outward appearance Volta Volaré has begun taking orders for its four-seater GT4 hybrid private aircraft it calls “the most technologically advanced private aircr... Read more
It’s cheaper to build than battery electric or fuel cell technology, with excellent energy density, fast refuelling and no range anxiety. A new zero-emissions engine capable of... Read more
