Some heavy trucks are ditching traditional airbrake knobs for electronic switches. Learn how this enhances safety, simplifies ...

(KBAK/KBFX) — No one was hurt after an F-16 fighter jet experienced brake failure while taxing Wednesday morning, hitting a boulder and the back of a vehicle at Edwards Air Force Base.

The iconic hiss of air brakes is more than just a sound—it’s a crucial feature that enables massive trucks to stop safely and efficiently where hydraulic brakes fall short. Unlike hydraulic ...

Road wear of tires, brake pads and other vehicle components can also create particles. Chemical processes in the atmosphere create most of the fine and ultrafine particles in the air. Particle ...

Space is not a complete vacuum—at least not all of it. Earth’s atmosphere gets thinner with altitude, but it has enough air to impart a force of drag on orbiting spacecraft, even up to about ...