Meanwhile, in 1860, Lenoir created the first internal combustion engine by burning gas inside a cylinder, and in 1867, the German Nikolaus August Otto had the idea of making one that used gasoline, ...

The first internal-combustion engine to operate successfully on the four-stroke cycle was built in 1876 by Nicolaus August Otto. His "Silent Otto" was a good machine with a poor theory ...

Nikolaus Otto was a German-born engineer whose labors led to the creation of compressed charge internal combustion engines. These, fuelled by petroleum gas, resulted in the creation of the modern ...

It explains steam engines, which are reciprocating external combustion engines, and compares them to internal combustion engines, such as gasoline and diesel engines. The four-stroke cycle of an ...

Technological advancements made the development of these engines possible -- and forever changed the way outside observers ...

When we convert the ethanol, we make hydrocarbons – carbon and hydrogen together – exactly what you derive from fossil fuels and what the engine combusts ... By contrast, a combustion ...

Major car manufacturers are reversing their all-electric strategies, reinvesting in internal combustion engines to maintain profitability and meet consumer demand. In recent years, the global auto ...

The Formula 1 internal combustion engine (ICE) is a marvel of engineering, designed for high performance and efficiency ...

A hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) for commercial vehicles has been developed by a consortium of technology companies. Cummins, along with partners Johnson Matthey, PHINIA, and ...