Flying machines are excellent redstone contraptions that can be built in Minecraft. The vast sandbox game gives players access to a vast world and has redstone mechanisms with which players can make a ...

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

Building blocks that build other better blocks for block-building purposes doesn’t really sound like much more than children’s play, but Block Shop is making it look fun with its automating build ...

Explains how pulleys work to lift heavy weights more easily. A fixed pulley changes the direction of force, allowing for easier lifting, while a movable pulley reduces the amount of force needed to ...