Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. As we’re moving towards a more sustainable transportation model, electricity ...

Molecular motors are complex devices composed of many different parts that consume energy to perform various cellular activities. In short, molecular machines transform energy into useful work.

The vast majority of motors that we care about all stick to a theme. They rely on the electromagnetic dance between electrons and magnets to create motion. They come in all shapes and sizes and types, ...

An electric car's motors are all about magnets. Magnets in the motors turn the wheels by switching rapidly between attracting and repelling forces to spin the hub. But here's the problem: heat. Just ...

Some custom motor work can be relatively inexpensive, but not all of it. “It is easy to change the number of winding turns. Changing the lamination stacks is a different story,” says Terry Auchstetter ...

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