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The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, ...

A new study reimagines the 3,000-year-old technology using fluids, avoiding the most annoying limitations of teeth-driven ...

Engineers reinvent the 5,000-year-old gear using fluids instead of solid teeth.

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Hyundai has patented double sliding car doors inspired by subway trains, hinting at a smarter, easier way to get in and out ...

Scientists at New York University and NYU Shanghai have developed a new kind of gear that works without teeth or direct ...

Scientists at New York University have developed a new gear mechanism that uses fluid dynamics rather than interlocking ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel physics-based data-driven approach for reconstructing the nonlinear governing equations and suppressing vibrations in vertical-shaft rotary machines during ...

Abstract: We present the experimental characterization of energy loss in a rotation mechanism using a superconducting magnetic bearing (SMB), designed for the polarimeter of a cosmic microwave ...