Lego is aiming to add a new dimension of fun with its interactive Smart Play system.

The new sensor-packed Smart Play Brick will land this spring as part of a special Star Wars collection. The update adds ...

These “Smart Bricks” and “Smart Play” initiatives, just announced at CES 2026, aren’t like the huge Lego Mario toys that ...

Developed by the Lego Group’s Creative Play Lab, the Lego Smart Play system will make sounds and activate lights based on ...

I have always been the sort of person who enjoys taking things apart and putting things together. My parents figured that out ...

4 Reasons Why The Rotary Engine Is Dead. The Wankel engine was last seen in a production car in the Mazda RX-8, and currently there are no rotary engines in production. Mazda may bring it back in the ...

Long before Felix Wankel became synonymous with rotary engines, an inventive Hungarian-American engineer named Stephen M. Balzer secured one of the earliest patents for a rotary-powered automobile on ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

After years of rumors and experimentation behind closed doors, the Mazda rotary engine is officially back. The Vision X-Coupe, a plug-in hybrid concept showcased at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, has ...

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...

WASHINGTON – LiquidPiston, supported by Army innovation programs, is poised to transform the U.S. Army’s capabilities as the company delivers compact, heavy-fuel-capable rotary engines and hybrid ...

Many mainstream automakers are moving away from sports cars. But not Mazda, which seems set to offer two different models. We’ve already reported on the company’s planning for what will become the ...