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The Japanese Six-Cylinder Engine Is So Reliable It's Still In Production After Almost 25 Years

The 1HZ turbodiesel straight-six engine is one of the best examples that we can reference, as Toyota still applies it to one ...
Interesting Engineering

Mission Mars: Nuclear thermal propulsion could double efficiency of rockets

A nuclear thermal propulsion engine could cut the travel time in half for future space explorers racing to the Red Planet.

Parallel vs. sequential twin turbo: What's the difference?

Twin turbochargers have their pros and cons, and two main setups try to maximize the pros. Here's the difference between ...
IEEE

Dynamic Modeling of Double Segment Redundant Gough-Stewart Hybrid Manipulator based on the Principle of Virtual Work

Abstract: This paper presents the dynamic modeling and analysis of a hyper-redundant manipulator with two Gough-Stewart platforms. Initially, the kinematic model of the manipulator is reviewed and ...
The Aviationist

Boeing Awarded $2 Billion Contract to Continue Work on B-52’s New Engines

The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with the new F130s. The U.S. Department of War ...
Sports Illustrated

Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins Both Have Had a Lot of Recent Success with Referee Working Sunday's Game

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins are a combined 10-1 in the last 11 games in which John Hussey was the head referee. Hussey will be on the call Sunday afternoon in Miami. The ...