While some automakers are leaning into easier repairs and owner-friendly tweaks, others seem to be quietly heading in the opposite direction. Mercedes, for instance, is aiming to make headlight ...

While Mercedes aims to make cars easier to repair, BMW has patented roundel-shaped screw heads that push owners to dealer-only servicing and repairs. BMW patented a roundel-shaped screw head requiring ...

The Safety Knife Company LLC has developed a quality range of safety knives for all industries. Designed so that fingers cannot get to the blades, these knives will safely cut through cardboard, tape, ...

SIR ROBERT BALL'S “Theory of Screws” is one of the most notable modern extensions of theoretical dynamics. It is based on Poinsot's discovery that every set of forces, regarded as acting on a rigid ...

BMW has never been shy about doing things its own way. Sometimes that results in clever solutions, like gaining access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. Other times, it produces ideas that sound ...

Functions and modules for creating metric (ISO) and English (UTS) standard screws and nuts. Included is a function for calculating the standard dimensions of screws including the tolerance values that ...

BMW has filed a patent for new fasteners that feature the brand’s distinctive 'roundel' logo as the screw head. Picture the scene: you’re on a round-the-world adventure. It’s just you, the bike, a ...