Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model illustrating the ...

MayMaan's first flagship engine, the Aquastroke 2.3 liter. In the quest to electrify everything, we run the risk of missing out on a potentially superior alternative for reducing emissions: an ...

Back then, the Industrial Revolution must have felt like the ground was shifting beneath people’s feet. Imagine being a skilled craftsman, someone who had spent a lifetime perfecting a trade, only to ...

The Industrial Revolution's strides produced many miracles. Advancements in metallurgy and improved technological practices made the mass production of precision parts possible and, with time, ...

Real trains were a major mode of transportation for my parents. Many boys in my generation spent hours engaged with model trains. The next generation was mildly connected to them. More recently, ...

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...

About 45 minutes outside of Buffalo, you can find the home of the Western New York Gas and Steam Engine Association. For anyone that is into unique agricultural heritage, antique tractors and steam ...

When a ship needs to stop fast, it cannot rely on brakes, only reverse thrust and precise engine control. This explains how crash stops work across steam and diesel eras, why reverse power is weaker ...