Long before dashboard dials and automatic climate control, winter driving meant bracing for the kind of cold that seeped into ...

Barring electric vehicles, each and every vehicle needs some sort of combustible fuel. Until about four decades ago, almost every passenger car used a carburetor to handle its air and fuel needs. It ...

These wheelless air cars were all the rage of 1950s and '60s automotive design—and they might be making a comeback. By Bill Gourgey Published Aug 10, 2022 10:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Marcelo Daluz on Monday stands next to the solar-powered car that he invented and has been driving across country. The second and third day solar car driver Marcelo da Luz and his crew spent in New ...

NASCAR & SAAB hit the road for the first time The week of December 14–20 is surprisingly rich with moments that ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safety system to notify a parent or driver if a child is left behind in the parked car," said an inventor, from Columbia, S.C., "so I ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to simplify the process of raising/lowering the corner of a car and turning the lug nuts when performing DIY work," said an inventor, from ...

Shane Chen, the inventor of the hoverboard, has unveiled a new two-wheeled electric car as well as an enhanced hoverboard. Chen, based in Camas, Washington, is widely known for his groundbreaking ...

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WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. >> BASICALLY, THIS ADDS A SECOND KEY THAT IS YOUR PHONE. >> A LOCAL INVENTOR INSPIRED BY THE THEFT OF HISAR HAS CREATED A DEVICE THAT HE WILL HELP OTHER ANY CALLS AT THE NO GO.

There are maybe thousands of car chargers out there, but most of them promise the same thing. They charge your phone with a cable or wirelessly using the cigarette lighter socket in the car. The ...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to access hard-to-reach areas within your vehicle when using the vacuum at a self-serve car wash facility," said an ...