piston
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Alexander Shkolnik is founder of LiquidPiston, a company attempting a nearly impossible feat: developing a liquid-fuel-powered alternative to the traditional piston engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The temperature contrast drives a piston, which in turn produces mechanical energy.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
The piston faces have small, crescent-shaped reliefs into which the valves extend near the top dead center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Flowing spaces open with double-height spaces, subtle level changes and large openings like skylights, clerestory windows, balconies, and even a spot where an entire section of roof pivots open thanks to a large piston.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
It consisted of a single piston, powered by the pressure of the atmosphere.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"They were equipped with a metal saw and cut through the pistons that held the frames of Renoir's works," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, during engine operation, moving parts such as pistons require constant lubrication, making it unavoidable that small amounts of engine oil enter the combustion chamber.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
At least Honda is acknowledging the emotional vacancy left from the absence of pistons, flame and fuel, and making an effort to fill it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
The technology uses the bobbing floaters to compress pistons, which push hydraulic fluid into storage tanks located nearby on land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
Leo swept his flashlight across the Celestial bronze plates and pistons he’d been installing slowly but surely.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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