Two charged atoms could be used to build a quantum engine and store the energy it produces in a quantum version of a flywheel. Engines are designed to generate mechanical energy, or “work”. But they ...

A flywheel is a heavy disc attached to the end of a rotating shaft that helps smooth out the engine’s power pulses and store energy through rotational momentum. Related: What Is a Misfire and What ...

A flywheel is a very heavy wheel, formerly a large spoked wheel with a heavy metal rim but now more commonly made from a carbon-fiber composite material, with a smaller cylindrical form that is only ...

Remember the days when toy cars were simple and fun? Basic contraptions with four wheels, a tiny body on a plate, and endless fantasy plays in which we were everything from race drivers to cops to ...

The flywheel plays a major role in how a car reacts, and choosing the wrong one for your application can make the car difficult to drive, or a sloth under acceleration. Often, a problem can be solved ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. "Picture a huge, heavy flywheel—a massive metal disk mounted horizontally on an axle, about ...

When a Speed network television crew interviewed Margo T. Oge, then-director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, during the 10-hour-long 2010 Petit Le ...

Many in business talk about the importance of flywheel effects. Flywheel effects occur when small wins build up over time, eventually gaining so much momentum and growth that it then seems almost ...