Technology tends to have a way of becoming smaller as it evolves. The ever-convenient microchip and lithium-ion battery serve in tandem as the brains of so many devices today, and their sleek and ...

Learn how Edward P. Ellis and Scottish immigrant Thomas Chalmers merged companies in 1901 to form Ellis-Chalmers, a steam engine manufacturer ...

WILLIAMS, AZ (AZFamily)—Steam engine 4960 is special not only because it’s one of about 200 steam engines in operation in the U.S. but also because it’s the only steam engine that completely runs on ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model illustrating the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Over the decades we have seen a lot of methods for powering LEGO-based contraptions, ranging from LEGO Technic pneumatics to electric motors, but what about steam power? We have all seen those cute ...