The idea is to get the stock brushless motor from an old CD/DVD drive to power an rc airplane, let's see if it will work. It is in fact possible to power a small rc airplane with one of these motors, ...

Vibrations are everywhere—from the hum of machinery to the rumble of transport systems. Usually, these random motions are wasted and dissipated without producing any usable work. Recently, scientists ...

Two great minds in permanent-magnet-free motor design are fusing their know-how to create an even more capable inductive electric motor. Mahle and Valeo have teamed up to introduce what they call the ...