The A-29 Super Tucano may look like a simple propeller aircraft, but it’s become one of the most effective light attack and ...

The propellers of the world's ships and boats create a constant drone that disrupts ocean life. New propeller designs based on loops could one day quiet that drone and be more fuel efficient. Sharrow ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have used molecular dynamics simulations to build a nanoscale propeller with molecule-sized blades. This is the first time that researchers ...

Hartzell Propeller is celebrating 100 years in business by relying on a formula that has worked well so far — a marriage of bleeding-edge technology and small-town problem-solving. “We do some pretty ...

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AT THE halfway point of your maker journey, it’s time to really get moving. The simplest way is with a motor, which converts electric power into spinning motion. That’s got some obvious appeal for ...