Electronics & Semiconductors

'Self-healing' solar cells could become reality

Solar cells of the future could be able to withstand corrosive susceptibility by "self-healing," in a break-through the scientific community has long been pursuing.

Engineering

Mechanical computer relies on kirigami cubes, not electronics

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer that uses a complex structure of rigid, interconnected polymer cubes to store, retrieve and erase data without relying on ...

Software

Six NFR strategies to improve software performance and security

Non-functional requirements (NFRs) are important aspects of a software system, but are often overlooked by developers because they're not the aspects of a program that users interact with directly. A new study delves into ...

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Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input. An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel source is called a prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from other forms of energy (such as electricity, a flow of hydraulic fluid or compressed air). A motor car (automobile) has a starter motor and motors to drive pumps (fuel, power steering, etc) – but the power plant that propels the car is called an engine. The term 'motor' was originally used to distinguish the new internal combustion engine -powered vehicles from earlier vehicles powered by a steam engine (as in steam roller and motor roller).

Military engines included siege engines, large catapults, trebuchets and battering rams.

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