The essence of mechanical engineering is problem solving. MEs combine creativity, knowledge and analytical tools to complete the difficult task of shaping an idea into reality. Mechanical engineering ...

Whether you have a mechanical limited-slip differential (LSD) in your car you stand to benefit from knowing how one works. Not so you can know how to fix it or anything—just because they’re a ...

For the first time, a gear mechanism has been discovered in nature – as opposed to a non-functioning gear patterns like those on the ‘cog wheel turtle’ or the ‘wheel bug’. The cogs are on the rear ...

Can new polymer materials in football helmets reduce the concussion risk? How do we use the wind ripping across the prairie for the good? What is the atmospheric fallout of seasonal wildfires in the ...