Diesel engines cannot work without oxygen, so how do diesel submarines operate when they're underwater? Their propulsion ...

As we begin the last article in this series on the basics of the internal combustion engine, let's stop to review what we've covered during the last five articles. We began last May by detailIing the ...

Scientists are exploring a surprisingly simple way to clean up diesel engines: adding tiny droplets of water to the fuel. During combustion, the water rapidly vaporizes, triggering micro-explosions ...

Researchers in Nigeria say water in diesel emulsions could significantly reduce nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions ...

You don't always need tons of power to get the job done—this S-10 is going strong with a 1.6-liter non-turbo diesel engine. First, the bed was filled with approximately 300 pounds of a Chevy 350 ...

Trucking keeps the world moving by delivering goods every day of the year. Drivers spend long hours on the road to make sure ...

The Bush administration is preparing new restrictions on life-threatening emissions from off-road diesel-powered vehicles after decades of government neglect of this major pollution source. In a ...

We've all thought about what would happen when you pour jet fuel into a diesel engine. Will it work or lead to immediate catastrophic failure, perhaps even an explosion? Planes are among the most ...