Shock absorbers are important for keeping your ride smooth and steady. Gas and hydraulic shock absorbers offer their own benefits and downsides.

Most people recognize a shock absorber when they see one. This includes people who know little about the mechanical workings of a car. but who have been besieged by countless shock absorber ...

Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a shock absorber that harnesses energy as it smooths your ride, and they say it can improve fuel efficiency by as much as 10 ...

A number of different shock absorber designs are available, but the fundamental operation of each is the same. Shocks are basically multiple-chambered cylinders, with one or more orifices between ...

Kinetic Energy:Energy which is in motion (in this application it refers to the up-and-down movement of the truck tire due to variations of the surface of the road or trail) Elastic Potential ...

There is “goo” in our bones. According to new findings made by scientists at Cambridge University in the UK, the minerals that make bones contain a “goo” that is trapped between tiny crystals. The ...

shocks provide resistance by forcing hydraulic fluid (oil) through valves in the piston as it moves up and down. Because the oil cannot be compressed, only a certain amount of fluid can be forced ...