We wonder if mechanics are as annoyed when we say “engine” as we get when someone talks about a “computer” or a “radio.” Sure, you know what all three of those words mean, but there are many different ...

Compressed air isn’t really a practical form of energy storage for headline uses like transport or heating, but it’s a fun thing to tinker with at the small scale. [Tom Stanton] is plenty experienced ...

A 20-year-old mastermind from Romania has built the world's first full-size Lego car, with a compressed air-powered Lego engine. It has space for two passengers and can hit a top speed of around 30 ...

Rotaries are truly fascinating engines. They’re small, lightweight and unlike anything else on the road. Also, people keep saying something about a spinning Dorito? One of the coolest Lego projects we ...

The VMAC G30+GEN air compressor/generator combines two convenient forms of power into a single, innovative system. Operators with VMAC’s rotary screw air compressor/generator combo on their service ...

Eighty-five years on from the night when Dr Felix Wankel allegedly dreamed of piloting his own car powered by an engine that was half turbine and half reciprocating, the rotary engine has ...