Deactivation of the safety lock-and-latch mechanism is a simple, but effective technique for opening jammed doors that all rescue personnel should be familiar with. This evolution can be considered an ...

Dear Tom and Ray: My brother-in-law, who lives the next state over, has a 2007 Toyota Corolla. His trunk no longer opens. He lives frugally, so it would really be good if the two of us could find the ...

Checking your oil is simple enough--until you attempt to open the hood. You try the remote release, but it seems a little hard to pull. Yank harder, and the familiar clunk of the hood popping up until ...

If animals and insects can jump across grass and sand, why can’t robots? Sarah Bergbreiter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has found that researchers don’t have to look far to enable this in ...