BHPian hastalavista recently shared this with other enthusiasts:I'd like to share a project that's very close to my heart and something I'm genuinely proud of. As my engineering journey was nearing ...

How does spark plug timing work? An explanation of automotive ignition systems. Ignition coils, distributors, and firing intervals all play an important role in ignition. Note: The cylinder order from ...

On March 24, executives from across the space industry and officials from dozens of countries filed into NASA’s Washington headquarters, unsure what they had been called to hear. The agency had ...

Maisie Williams in 'Ignition,' copyright NBF Studio 1. WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on “Ignition,” a high-concept thriller starring Emmy-nominated Maisie Williams (“Game of Thrones,” “The New ...

The new initiative includes a base on the moon, a nuclear-powered flight to Mars and a replacement for the ISS. Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building ...

Qualcomm, which purchased microcontroller board manufacturer Arduino last year, just announced a new single-board computer that marries AI with robotics. Called the Arduino Ventuno Q, it uses Qualcomm ...

Engines need spark plugs to burn their air/fuel mixture, and the spark plugs need a jolt of electricity to do their work. Older cars with conventional distributor-based ignition systems did it by ...

Like much in life, the difference between detonation and pre-ignition, and their effects, comes down to timing. Both refer to a situation when an engine's fuel/air mixture combusts at the wrong time, ...

In a deal that surprised some industry observers, chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed to buy Arduino, which is best known for supplying microcontrollers to the DIY community. The acquisition, whose terms ...

Our second annual Ignition Schools awards recognizing the colleges and universities shaping future entrepreneurs and innovators arrives at a crucial crossroads for higher education. On one hand, ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...