Compressed Air

ADAPTRAC is a frame-mounted compressed air system that allows mountain bikers to change the air pressure in their tires, as they're riding.

Restube is a small, lightweight, instant-inflatable lifesaving device.

A Spanish engineer has designed and built what he claims is the world's smallest V12 engine.

Dean Benstead has designed a working air-powered motorcycle prototype with a view to exploring the viability of the platform.

Toyota Industries Corporation recently set a speed record for compressed air cars, by sending its KU:RIN up to 129.2 km/h (80.3 mph).

Two undergraduate students from Toronto's Ryerson University have created a prosthetic arm that is controlled by its wearer's brain signals, and powered by compressed air.

New research suggests that pneumatic or air hybrids that store energy captured from braking as compressed air could halve the fuel consumption of ICE powered vehicles.

A new type of solar thermal field, tower and research facility is being built in Australia that requires only air and the sun, making it ideal for parts of the world that receive minimal rainfall.

A team of students from Virginia Tech University have created a vehicle that allows vision impaired drivers to take control of the wheel unassisted.

Scuderi has been talking up the power, efficiency and emissions benefits of its fascinating split-cycle air/petrol hybrid engine technology for several years now - but will the prototype back it up?

Intended both as a personal 3-4 seater city commuter and as a getabout for airport, train station and municipal workers, the AIRPod is cute and easy to drive with a joystick instead of a steering wheel and pedals.

Researchers at the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia Tech have designed a series of serpentine robots that are able to climb poles and inspect structures too dangerous or inaccessible for humans.