Evan P. Schneider works at Literary Arts and is the editor of "Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac." Nicholas Allander, the hero of Schneider's first novel "A Simple Machine, Like the Lever" is a ...

Find out more about the wheel and axel, the lever, and the wedge. Find out more about three of the six simple machines: the wheel and axel, the wedge, the lever. Simple machines like these help us do ...

If you’re a fan of espresso or enjoy a cappuccino or latte every time you’re at a coffee shop, there’s no reason you should settle for standard drip coffee at home. But choosing an espresso machine ...

The film *Spinning Levers* explores the fundamental mechanics of levers and gears, illustrating their role in various everyday applications and in the complex workings of a car’s transmission.

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.