Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem ...

Q: Why are the flanges on model steam engine drive wheels so much larger than on the prototypes? Is it because the models don't weigh very much? Or is it because they have to navigate tight curves?

When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny ...

and while living in Redruth he experimented with the idea of using steam to power vehicles. He built this model engine around 1784, and set it running around his living room and, eventually ...

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust says that the streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town will be filled with steam engines as ...

These two geniuses were the first to transfer heat energy into useable power using steam engines. Mark Miodownik shows a working model of a steam engine originally made the blacksmith Thomas ...