This video explores different methods that can be use to amplify a force, and focuses on three types of machine - levers, pulleys and gears. The amplification of a force is called mechanical advantage ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the hardest things about studying electricity, and by extension electronics, is that you generally can’t touch or see anything directly, and if you can you’re generally having a pretty bad day.