We're not going to get into the whole "who made the first car" argument today. But there's not much doubt that the overall history of self-propelled vehicles goes back well beyond the Mercedes Patent ...

DETROIT, MI -- The buzz at the SAE 2008 World Congress here was over a water-lubricated external combustion engine that uses steam to power automobiles, lawn mowers and stationary generators. Known as ...

A Stirling engine is an external combustion engine that runs on the expansion and contraction of gas within a sealed system. In this video, we break down how it works, from heating and cooling cycles ...