piston
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A startup called LiquidPiston has spent more than a decade developing a new kind of rotary engine—including the X Mini shown here—that it says can be both more efficient and compact than traditional piston engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
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 compression ratio is a measurement of the cylinder displacement between the two extremes of the piston stroke.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
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
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
If the workings of his engine were carefully concealed, you could see the pistons pumping and sparks flying when Nadal took to court.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
It has powerful hydraulic pistons hooked to rudder, ailerons, and elevator, which means that if you move your hand on the stick or your feet on the rudders ever so slightly, the airplane reacts immediately.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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