Diesel engines can technically run backwards, though there's very little (if any) practical applications for this, especially ...

If you realise you've filled your car with the wrong fuel, the most important thing is not to start your engine. To be safe, ...

More an ancient tool than a groundbreaking gadget, the fire piston relies on basic chemistry to ignite a campfire with the ...

The new 1,200-horsepower C32B diesel engine from Caterpillar is for large wheel loaders, cranes, paving equipment, trenchers, ...

The C32B features dual-can diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) aftertreatment. The engine platform enables the use of renewable ...

Available now worldwide, the new 32.1-liter, 12-cylinder engine features design improvements to boost power density and ...

On the foggy evening of September 29, 1913, Rudolf Diesel, the genius inventor of the engine that would bear his name, simply vanished into the North Sea. He had boarded the steamship Dresden in ...

Detroit Diesel built its well known two stroke engine for decades after getting its start during World War II, so why did it eventually phase it out?

Caterpillar introduced the Cat C32B diesel engine, a new power platform that delivers industry-leading power density and ...

From Bugatti’s W16 to Saab’s variable compression, these engines redefined performance with brilliant, complex, and sometimes ...

As artificial intelligence drives an unprecedented boom in data centers, the question of how best to power this infrastructure is coming into sharper focus.

Stricter emissions rules and cheaper hybrids and EVs mean diesel will soon be dead for private vehicles, and maybe even in heavy industry.