I always enjoy MythBusters. Great material for blogs. Also, one of the things I like is that Adam and Jamie are not professional scientists. This means that if they make some mistakes, that is just ...

The word “inertia” has two different definitions, even though they really are the same. The first is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. The second is a physics definition, “a property of ...

SOUTH BEND - As they were growing up, Robert and Dan Adams were told by their father, Conrad, to pursue something they were passionate about. If the family business --- Adams Engineering -- was still ...

Productivity of a system is characterized by uptime and output. Designers, component makers, and endusers all affect it. In this report, the editors of Motion System Design polled brake and clutch ...

Friction welding uses frictional heat to forge parts together without melting them. Engineers can use friction welding to join dissimilar materials and tailor a design’s material properties.