The science behind developing the "perfect" apex seal is still ongoing ... regarding the further development of the rotary engine. At the time, the Wankel was still a relatively unknown specialist ...

Ken Jones bought a bike from an Oregon dealership, then found a second one for free this month in Torrington. Another miracle: he got it started.

Wankel engines first saw use in production cars as early as 1964 — and not even in a Mazda, but rather in an NSU. That little single-rotor powerplant quickly evolved into the more typical two ...

A new study suggests gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) can sense the level of oxygen in their blood and that the animals change their diving behavior in response. Seals can do many things humans can ...

Marine mammals such as seals, by contrast, can spend most of their lives below the surface without running such risks. A paper published in Science on March 20th explains why: seals can apparently ...

What awards has Robert E. Wankel won? Robert E. Wankel has won the Tony Award for Best Play for The Humans.

The last confirmed sighting of a monk seal in Israel occurred in December 2024, when reservist soldiers reported one at the Rosh HaNikra caves. A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead ...

Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode ...