In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and ...

There’s a new spin on the rotary engine. Liquid Piston, a Connecticut-based engineering firm, has turned the classic Wankel engine design inside out to create a more efficient, and cleaner-burning ...

The rotary engine, previously a staple in Mazda's lineup, is an engine design that foregoes the round piston and singular chamber of a regular reciprocal internal combustion engine. Instead, the ...

Liquid Piston has taken its revolutionary engine out for a spin. The Connecticut-based startup has been developing a tiny new type of rotary engine for several years that’s so innovative it received a ...

A government-backed research institute is funding work to develop a hybrid-electric powertrain based on a new version of the Wankel piston engine that is now being used to power Mazda's new RX-8 car.

For most of us, rotary engines are synonymous with Mazda's RX sports cars, and that's because Wankle's way of turning fuel into power didn't really catch on in the automotive industry. Despite the ...

Rotary engines such as the Wankel have strange shapes that can be difficult to machine (as evidenced by the specialized production machines and patents in the 70s), which means it lends itself well to ...

Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui is a multi-faceted individual whose expertise spans the worlds of library and information science, environmental advocacy, and – perhaps surprisingly – the automotive ...

Wankel rotary engines, typically but not exclusively found in Mazdas, certainly lean on the "quirkier" side of modern powertrain systems, made quirkier because most rotary-powered cars on the road ...