You can't escape friction. The force that resists motion between two objects that are in contact with one another exhibits itself all over the place: in between your engine's rod bearings and its ...

Discover how disc brakes use friction and engineering to ensure quick, controlled stops for two-wheeler vehicles.

Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has developed a hard-disk-drive(HDD) motor control chip for enterprise-level HDD applications. The L7220 motor controller integrates all of the circuits ...

STMicroelectronics’ compact and highly-integrated hard disk-drive (HDD) Motor Controller targets 1.8-in. and sub-1.8-in. drives used in portable products such as MP3 and video players. The L7208 HDD ...

In general, the simpler a thing is, the better. That doesn’t appear to apply to engines, though, at least not how we’ve been building them. Pistons, cranks, valves, and seals, all operating in a ...

The P760 series disc magnet motor from Portescap combines “Disc Magnet” technology and an optimized number of pole pairs to deliver 0.7-Nm torque and acceleration up to 5000 rpm. Disc Magnet ...

China's first smart demonstration production line for rare-earth disc motors has started operation at the Rare Earth Advanced Materials Technology Innovation Center in Baotou, North China's Inner ...

At the most basic level, most shop tools are just a motor with the right attachments. But the details are often far from simple. [DuctTapeMechanic] took a junker clothes dryer, yanked the electric ...