Putting a Mazda rotary engine into a badge-engineered Holden sedan seemed like a good idea at the time. But, the 13B engine's ...

Torque motors are also called "frameless" motors. They don't have housings, bearings, or feedback devices. In this sense the motor is a kit and meant to be part of the machine structure. Torque motors ...

The rotary engine has been absent on the frontline for quite some time, and it's on the way back. But not with Mazda.

Over-the-top rotary builds are an enthusiast tradition. Because so few rotary cars have been made, the limits of the engine type haven't been fully exploited by automakers. It's been tuners who have ...

The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries ...

28mm Low-Profile Rotary Positioner with High Force Torque Motor is Mountable on 6-Axis Hexapod (Nanowerk News) Nanopositioning leader PI expands its PIMag® series of high dynamics linear and rotary ...

Although it showed plenty of promise during development, the rotary engine was never widely used. Rotary (or Wankel) engines are renowned for smoothness, but they chew through fuel and lack torque ...

His automotive adventure started reporting on various motorsport events as a sports writer before moving onto a full-time auto career with various sites, including This Week In Motors and ...

PCB Aerospace & Defense has introduced the Series 4115K rotary torque transducers for use in torque studies on aircraft turbine engine air starters and cantilevered aerospace hydraulic motors as well ...

This concept from French company Furion pairs a twin-rotor, compact 654cc Wankel rotary engine with a 40-kilowatt electric motor to produce a massive 180 hp (134 kW) and a ludicrous 151 lb-ft (205 Nm) ...

Researchers at UNSW have developed a new type of motor that spins, not with rigid components, but with a droplet of liquid ...