When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

In the 1950s the Navy and Army worked on small VTOL machines to make troops go airborne. They worked, just not well enough. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Jan 1, 2026 12:53 PM EST For decades the United ...

A survey of 1000 travellers over the age of 18 undertaken by Send My Bag has found that just under half (48 per cent) believe airlines deliberately profit from confusing baggage policies, while 37 per ...

Audiences will get a second chance to see Dwayne Johnson‘s most dramatic transformation of his career when “The Smashing Machine” lands on HBO Max on Jan. 23. Helmed by Benny Safdie, “The Smashing ...

When it comes to swords, Fan Shisan’s no slouch. An influencer from China’s Sichuan Province, his short-form video content is swarming with handcrafted blades — sometimes literally. Case in point, Fan ...

The Steam Machine was announced just over a week ago now, and while we don’t know how much the Steam Machine will cost, we also don’t know when it’s actually going to come out. Right now, the only ...

Valve announced a new Steam Machine this week, and while I think it’s going to have a major impact on the next generation of gaming hardware – however PC-like that looks – there’s still one big ...

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

It's not a "GameCube" per se, but Valve's Steam Machine will bring your Steam library to your living room. Reading time 4 minutes Valve is entering the console race, and it’s doing so in the most ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Zapata, the French company known for its jetpack, will debut its AirScooter, a personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, for public recreational flights in Las Vegas starting in early ...