PITTSBURGH, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide manufacturers of motor vehicles, ships and aircraft with an improved means of propulsion," said an inventor, from Owens Cross Roads, Ala.

The German engineer Felix Wankel, inventor of a rotary engine that will be used in race cars, dies on October 9, 1988, in Lahr, Germany. Wankel reportedly came up with the basic idea for a new type of ...

Gearheads have a soft spot for inline six engines, and BMW I6 units are among the most beloved. BMW did not invent the inline ...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 28, 2025-- "I wanted to provide manufacturers of motor vehicles, equipment, and machinery with an unconventional engine design with a number of positive attributes," said an inventor, ...

When an inventor has a unit of measurement named after him, it's clear his work had more than a small impact on scientific and industrial progress. So it was for James Watt, whose Watt engine is often ...

Modern spaceflight rests on a deceptively simple idea: a machine that carries its own fuel and oxidizer, then hurls exhaust backward fast enough to push itself forward. The person who first turned ...

As automakers scramble to develop more efficient engines to meet increasingly tight fuel economy regulations, one company is claiming its new technology will change the auto industry. “[Our] engine ...

The automotive industry has largely depended on gasoline and diesel engines to power various vehicles for over a century. Between the two, diesel engines are more efficient due to several reasons, ...