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 ...

Why did it take human beings so long to reinvent the wheel? As Scientific American explains, it didn't. What took a long time was inventing the axle. The tricky thing about the wheel is not conceiving ...

Many theories have tried to explain when and where the wheel and axle were first invented. A new study examines a relatively recent theory that miners in the Carpathian Mountains created the first ...

Maintenance is key to the survival of your four-wheel-drive vehicle, and that's true whether it spends most of its time on the highway or on the trail. Most of us take care of the big-ticket items ...

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 ...