One of the killer apps of 3D printers is the ability to make custom gears, transmissions, and mechanisms. But there’s a learning curve. If you haven’t 3D printed your own gearbox or automaton, here’s ...

There was a time, not so very long ago, when simply getting a 3D printer to squirt out an object that was roughly the intended shape and size of what the user saw on their computer screen was an ...

A team of New York University scientists has created a gear mechanism that relies on fluids to generate rotation. The ...

US researchers have created a gear mechanism that uses fluids, rather than mechanical teeth, to generate rotation. They ...

Power transmission involves transferring mechanical power from one part of a system to another Gear trains change the speed, direction, or torque between shafts. The gear ratio is calculated by ...

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