When it comes to energy efficiency, every little bit helps. Motor manufacturers are always looking to cut losses and increase efficiency. One innovative way may be to use die-cast copper rotors ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Edward Hebern of California designed ...

An ac induction rotor starts as a stack of steel plates stamped with slots. Either molten aluminum is injected into the slots and flowed over the ends, or (in very large motors) bars of aluminum or ...

This set of lettered cogs doesn’t appear to be the most exciting of discoveries. It turns out, however, that they belong to a Second World War Enigma coding machine and have only just been discovered ...

Automotive brakes have advanced leaps and bounds over the past century, but the physics behind how they work remains the same: brakes slow a car down by converting a tire's rotational energy into ...

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Steam turbine rotors bend during operation, but the bearing and supports are designed to keep the static and dynamic forces under control. However, bending can cause impact between stationary and ...