Engineers have built a modern Stirling engine that quietly turns the cold of outer space into steady mechanical power, using ...

Discover how to build a simple DIY Stirling engine powered by heat from candles using an empty spray can and pen components.

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The proposed design is based on a Stirling engine – an engine first invented in the 19 th century that uses hot pressurized gas to push a piston. It would use a 50-pound nuclear uranium battery to ...