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Watch NASA Fire Up Its Rocket Engine of the Future
You might think NASA's not doing a lot these days, what with the dismantling of the manned space program and everything, but they're still making explosions. Now there's video: the J-2X, which NASA...
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Strapping a Giant Space Engine to a Crane Looks Fun
It's important to test our space gear before it heads upwards — otherwise these things tend to break. But simulations can only go so far. This crazy looking rocket test gives scientists the full...
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This Gigantic 1600 HP Engine Used to Power an Entire Stadium Single-Handedly
It may not be the largest diesel engine we've ever covered but this vintage, 30-ton diesel engine is no less impressive. It used to power the whole of the Auteuil Racecourse in Paris.
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We Are So Close to Inventing a Real-Life Mr. Fusion
Some would argue that the biggest obstacle robotics currently faces isn't the Uncanny Valley or suppressing the urge to destroy all humans — it's keeping their batteries charged. The newest version of...
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US Warships Could Soon Run on Detonated Waves
Every one of the modern US Navy’s 129 ships, and its entire fleet of aircraft, relies on gas turbines for either basic propulsion or to generate electricity for their critical systems—typically both....
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Skyflash, the Personal Jetpack That Needs a Runway and a Death Wish
Skyflash is a German DIY invention that involves strapping a wing and a pair of rockets to man and seeing if it all flies. And, as today’s latest test video shows, it does. Only at an altitude of a few...
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The World’s Biggest Jet Engine Is Brawnier Than Alan Shepard’s Orbital Rocket
The Wright Flyer took off in 1903 powered by a measly 12 horsepower straight-four. Little did Orville and Wilbur know that just 110 years later, their pokey engines would eventually lead to a power...
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NASA’s Next Rocket Engine Could Be A Blast From the Past
Jeff Bezos isn’t the only person interested in vintage NASA technology. Public and private entities alike are actively taking a second look at the Rocketdyne F-1 engines that helped notch Saturn V...
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Watching a Porsche Engine Get Torn Apart Is Truly Mesmerising
I can’t stop watching this stunning timelapse. The sheer number of parts that go into even a relatively old performance engine is simply mindboggling. How a mechanic can take them apart, then rebuild...
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Bad News: 2014′s F1 Cars Are Going to Sound Rubbish
The FIA’s decided to get with the program of fuel efficiency and is forcing every F1 team to swap their beastly and incredibly-high-revving 2.4L V8s for smaller 1.6L V6s with turbos. On the face of it,...
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NASA Successfully Test-Fires a Rocket Engine Built With 3D Printed Parts
While current real-world applications of 3D printers are usually quite depressing tales of nerds spending £3,000 to be able to print out a replacement chess piece, things are moving quickly up at the...
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The Next F-35 Lightning’s Engine Adapts for Flight, Fight, and Beyond
Unlike commercial airliners, modern military aircraft are subjected to ever-changing flying conditions—from high-thrust takeoffs to flying at altitude to combat maneuvers. So why are they outfitted...
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It’s Not Broken, The Open Rotor Turbine is Supposed to Look Like That
This is not a broken turboprop engine. It’s a new radical aircraft engine design by French engine manufacturer Snecma, one that will forgo the traditional bypass system and remove the engine ducting...
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GM’s RFID Engine Bolts Prevent Assembly Line Screw-Ups
hreaded fasteners haven’t changed drastically since they were invented ages ago. But now, General Motors has put RFID tags in the bolts used on engine assembly lines, turning simple hardware into...
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You Can Cradle This Three-Cylinder Engine Like an 40-Kilo, 400 HP Baby
An engine this small should, by conventional logic, not be this powerful. But, somehow, it is. And at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan plans to see just how well its under-sized, over-powered...
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