What is a wheel and axle mechanism? A wheel and axle mechanism is a simple device you make when you connect one or more wheels to an axle. They are used to help things move. A wheel is a round, flat ...

Rear axle steering. It’s one of those features that has popped up a few times over the years but was usually ahead of its time. Or at least ahead of the complexity required and the engineering cost to ...

Difficult doorknobs, funnel races, water wheels and pinwheel power! Difficult doorknobs, funnel races, water wheels and pinwheel power! The Curious Crew learns that a wheel and axle consists of a ...

The origins of the wheel remain one of history's greatest mysteries, obscured by fragmented evidence and centuries of ...

The Ride the Ducks vehicle involved in Thursday’s deadly bridge crash had its left front axle “sheared off,” and the inside of the wheel well was covered with spatters of fluid, federal investigators ...

The Formula One wheel gun: It's a simple piece of technology, and yet it's responsible for some of the biggest triumphs and failures in the sport. Today, we're going to let Mercedes walk you through ...

Volvo provided flights from Newark, New Jersey, to Sweden and accommodation so Ars could drive the EX30. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Rear-wheel drive cars long ago earned a reputation ...

A recent study published by a multidisciplinary team of researchers aims to solve one of humanity’s oldest mysteries: the origin of the wheel. This invention, which revolutionized human development by ...

What’s the difference between a full-floater rear axle, and a semi-floater? More importantly, do you need a full-floater? We’re only talking about rear axles here. Front axle systems, whether solid ...

Axle buildups are part and parcel on the tech side of Four Wheeler but we've never covered the particular needs of a truck that tows a lot. We decided to subject an old buddy to some tests and ...