Every now and then, a mechanic or engineer will start talking about dual-mass flywheels, but what are they? And why would car makers use them?

Several components mediate between the output produced by your car's engine and the power that ultimately gets to the driven wheels. In a manual car, the power transfer process is helped by a clutch, ...

Remember the days when toy cars were simple and fun? Basic contraptions with four wheels, a tiny body on a plate, and endless fantasy plays in which we were everything from race drivers to cops to ...

When you pay good money for horse-power, you want that power to go to the wheels as planned. Cars with manual transmission have a virtual Twilight Zone of variables, so to speak, that can rob you of ...

Two charged atoms could be used to build a quantum engine and store the energy it produces in a quantum version of a flywheel. Engines are designed to generate mechanical energy, or “work”. But they ...