Have you ever seen a flag being raised, or wondered how a mechanical clock works? Let’s take a look at some of the simple mechanisms that they use. Pulleys and gears. When a flag is raised, it will ...

You know those ideas that you’ve had for years, and only now is the technology available to make them happen? Well, plenty of automotive manufacturers feel that way. But you know who else feels that ...

Mechanical devices can change one form of force to another. All moving parts work on some sort of mechanism. Mechanical systems all involve an input, process and produce an output. There are three ...

Throughout history, humans have developed several simple machines to make work easier. The most notable of these are known as the "six simple machines": the wheel and axle, the lever, the inclined ...

Explains how simple machines, such as levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, and inclined planes, work together to make tasks easier by trading force for distance or vice versa. It illustrates the concept ...

THE wheels on bikes haven’t been reinvented though the chains are getting an update. Those clinking roller chains that are now standard on most bicycles have long had a drawback known to any cyclist: ...