First, let's revisit what torque is and why it's important. Torque is a measure of the forces that cause an object to rotate. Reaction torque is the force acting on the object that's not free to ...

In September, Sensor Developments Inc. (SDI) released the 01251 series of infrared dynamometer torque sensors. While inquiring about this new series, I quizzed Rick West, electronics design engineer ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have levitated a tiny nanodiamond particle with a laser in a vacuum chamber, using the technique for the first time to detect and measure its "torsional vibration," ...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (April 20, 2021) – Enerpac introduces the Safe T™ Torque Checker, the company’s first mobile torque wrench testing unit. The new portable tool offers a simple and accurate ...

What do you brag about when you talk about your high-performance car? Most likely, you’ll talk about the engine displacement, number of cylinders, and the overall horsepower. Torque tends to take a ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Tomorrow's nonvolatile memory devices – computer memory that can retain stored information even when not powered – will profoundly change electronics, and Cornell University researchers ...

Fun fact: Dynometers do not measure horsepower, they measure torque. That torque figure, when multiplied by the rpm it is measured at, and then divided by 5,252, is essentially how a dyno derives a ...