Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

The first real controversy of F1’s new era. The engine rules set out a compression ratio of 16:1, a measurement of how tightly the pistons squeeze the mixture of fuel and air before it ignites. In ...

The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is one step closer to flying the C-130J Super Hercules—one of its workhorse ...

Ilia Malinin hasn't won anything individually yet. But the U.S. figure skating superstar took a big step toward a gold medal with his performance in the short program portion of the individual men's ...

The 2026 Audi SQ5 is an impressive decathlete that brings strong power, panache and ...

High vacuum lines and valves should be designed in accordance with the nominal pumping speed of the high vacuum pump. Otherwise, there will be considerable losses in the effective pumping speed due to ...

Specialty Vehicle Engineering has reworked the Chevrolet C8 Corvette E-Ray to produce 1,564 horsepower, a significant leap from the stock 655-horsepower rating. While Hennessey Performance has been ...

Tired of watching a progress bar instead of the game or concert when sending pictures from a big stadium event? This new feature cuts through the congestion. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile ...

Toyota’s American pick-up joins the big truck class in Australia, but can a Japanese ...

The Southern California company’s hypercar represents the future as well as utter madness in automotive form. Gah.