In [3DprintedLife’s] case, he made a compressed air engine of the Wankel style. The Wankel — a rotary engine — is most famous for its use in some Mazda cars.

To build his compressed-air engine, McLeish started with the 998-cc DOHC, four-valve, 90-degree V-twin Honda had used to power its 2000 to 2006 RC51 superbike. "I needed a big cylinder and I ...

Buried in a New York Times article on "Low-Carbon Chic" (vomit) comes confirmation the Tata Nano, the $2500 (or maybe a bit more) mini-car will offer a MDI compressed air engine as an option. Tata ...

In 1979, as America found itself embroiled in an energy crisis, Missouri-based engine designer Terry Miller built a car that ran on an abundant, zero-emission fuel source—air. Compressed-air ...

With a sticker price of less than $18,000, the U.S.-spec Air Car will use a 75-hp Dual-Energy compressed-air engine to hit 96 mph and travel up to 850 miles on about eight gallons of fuel - that's ...

(CNN) -- A Korean company has created a car engine that runs on air. The engine, which powers a pneumatic-hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), works alongside an electric motor to create the power source.

An intercooler is like a radiator but for air. Whereas your car's radiator prevents engine overheating by lowering the temperature of hot liquid coolant, the intercooler works similarly and lowers ...

The engine works by using compressed air instead of gasoline for fuel. It has a maximum speed of about 100km/h and a range of around 200-300 km per fuel charge, making it ideal for use within the ...

You may have seen an air powered engine at some point, but most are made out of some sort of metal. This engine, however, is made entirely out of wood (and fasteners). One might wonder how a design… ...