Converting mechanical energy to fluid form provides the "muscle" in a fluid-power system. The power source is the key element in a fluid-power system. In a pneumatic system the power source is an air ...

Piezo elements are electromechanical transducers that convert mechanical forces (pressure, tensile stress or acceleration) into voltages. The inverse piezoelectric effect, precisely the opposite, ...

In a world striving for sustainable solutions, the hydraulic ram pump, a 228-year-old invention from France, is making a remarkable comeback. This ingenious device, capable of pumping water without ...

Can AI outperform decades of human expertise in mechanical design? Well, the researchers from Pusan National University gave a convincing affirmative answer by applying cGANs to the inverse design of ...