Typical coil springs are made from round wire that is wound into a helical shape (Figure 1). Wave springs, on the other hand, ...

You can't take tires off a car and expect them to work on the moon. In fact, the tires Goodyear developed for 1970s moon missions were quite different.

Naval engineer Richard James accidentally discovered the Slinky's "walking" motion in 1943 while working in a Philadelphia ...

When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot ...

We take our differentials for granted, right? Of course, we expect our vehicles to navigate turns without scrubbing the inside tires or hopping the outside ones. But how does a diff do that? Look for ...

It's been some years since ZEISS launched a new telescope, the last being two full-sized Harpia models in its Victory range early in 2018. Since then, the eminent optics manufacturer has undergone ...

Now that winter is out and spring is in, for many this is a time of transition. Convert those décor elements that are dark and heavy representing winter and transition to those that are light, rich ...

Now that winter is out and spring is in, for many this is a time of transition. Convert those decor elements that are dark and heavy representing winter and transition to those that are light, rich ...

Springs are great, but making them out of plastic tends to come with some downsides, for fairly obvious reasons. Creating a ...