Dongfeng Motor has unveiled technical details for its record-breaking Mach 1.5T hybrid engine, achieving 48.09% thermal ...

Just a few months ago, I wrote about how Nissan was able to produce a road-going engine with a thermal efficiency—the amount ...

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NASA is going back to an old idea as it tries to get humans to Mars. It is teaming up with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to test a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space with ...

NASA is partnering with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to use a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, according to reports. In a press release on Tuesday, NASA said the ...

NASA studied "nuclear thermal propulsion systems" during the Cold War, but shelved the idea because it wasn't necessary. Nuclear-powered spacecraft could send humans to Mars faster and allow them to ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 10, No. 4 (October 2017), pp. 2154-2165 (12 pages) One of the key technologies for the improvement of the diesel engine thermal efficiency is the reduction ...

What does your engine look like on the inside as it warms up? Aside from some "Honey I shrunk the kids" scenario in which you could protect yourself from heat and the mechanical bits inside your ...