I don't know who else to turn to but Ars... let's hope someone here knows what I'm talking about...<BR><BR>So I'm calculating for the stresses in a shaft that's rotating really fast (this is a problem ...

IN your account (NATURE, May 10, p. 43) of Dr. J. Hopkinson's “James Forrest” lecture at the institution of Civil Engineers, appears the following statement: “Another example, having a certain degree ...

I was wondering: what single thing did the most to advance humankind’s lot? Speech must score pretty highly, I suppose, as must writing, paper, discovering how to light a bonfire and Google image ...

A new advance in vibration monitoring, developed with EPRI, facilitates the measurement of torsional vibration and is expected to be of significant value to power plants relying on a wide range of ...

A Limited slip differential helps you drive effectively and safely. At times, one of the leading wheels might get stuck when driving on gravel or sand. But if you have the differential, you can keep ...

More-powerful controllers and better software lead to broader applications for magnetic bearings. Magnetic-bearings, which support shafts with magnetic levitation rather than mechanical contact, have ...