Steam turbine technology is not stagnant. Advanced designs are incorporating innovations in blade design, advanced materials, precision manufacturing, and high-energy steam cycles, delivering ...

The draft tubes of today’s design still operate on that same principle. That is, a conical diffuser seals atmospheric air pressure from access to the underside of the turbine runner. This increases ...

MIT says its new solid-state thermophotovoltaic heat engine can harvest more energy from heat than the average steam turbine, at a fraction of the cost and using no moving parts. Huge implications for ...

For more than 100 years, the internal combustion engine (ICE) has been the mechanism of choice for vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Across all configurations, the principle is the same: a mix of fuel ...

Publicity photo of a first-generation Union Pacific GTEL locomotive and a circa-1923 electric auto in Fremont, Neb. The auto was owned by a local woman and the locomotive was on its way west to haul ...

A project by SUSU scientists to develop the mechanical elements of blades for uninterrupted operation of wind turbines and quadcopters was supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation.

A student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has his sights set on improving the efficiency of wind turbines. Jie Cheng, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering, has developed a system that ...

Above: A robot designed improve safety and efficiency of wind turbine blade repair. Top Image: Team members from left to right: Peter Booras, Sam Brown, Jake Geraci, Daniel Llorca, Zhenhua Lu, Patrick ...

Component manufacturers can minimize energy use by working efficiency tactics into the design and intended operation of mechanical components. Tactics for moving an asynchronous system from IE3 to IE4 ...