The 5.3L Vortec engine has earned its place as Chevrolet’s longest-lasting pickup truck engine, powering popular models like ...

A class action lawsuit alleging excessive oil consumption from the GM Vortec 5.3L 5300 V8 engine has officially been settled, ...

Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) successfully flight tested its patented vortex liquid fuel rocket engine on October 25. The engine was installed in a Prospector-class Garvey Spacecraft ...

Over the years, General Motors has employed several eight-cylinder engine designs ranging from the inline "Straight-8" to the current LT1 V8. However, many agree that the small-block LS engines were ...

The Thiel Foundation announced today three new grants awarded through Breakout Labs, its revolutionary revolving fund to promote innovation in science and technology. The most recent award takes the ...

For those readers out there who may be scratching their heads, the big red Swedish meatball you see before you is a 1974 Volvo C303, hailing from the automaker’s line of military vehicles. This ...

A GM 5.3L V8 Vortec oil consumption class-action lawsuit has been settled with lawyers cashing in with a big pay day. GM 5.3L ...

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The photo has been updated. The release reads: SIERRA SPACE EXPANDS VORTEX® PRODUCT LINE WITH NEW 1,500 LBF HYPERGOLIC ENGINE VORTEX® VRM1500-H is a new addition to ...

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) wholly-owned subsidiary Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC) recently completed successful testing and demonstration of three different propellant combinations ...

Tornadoes generally evoke the destructive force of nature at its most awesome. However, what if all that power could be harnessed to produce cheaper and more efficient electricity? This is just what ...

Okay, so I think it was io9 which had an article on this guy who claims we can use waste heat from power plants or other sources to generate power through generating and harnessing effectively ...