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In an axial flux motor, the electromagnetic field is parallel to the motor’s axis of rotation, instead of perpendicular in a conventional electric motor.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Bosch has a technology called SoundSee, that uses audio signal processing algorithms to analyse, for instance, a motor's sound to predict a malfunction before it happens.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

His lab manipulated DNA molecules to make the tiny motor's turbine, which consisted of 30 double-stranded DNA helices engineered into an axle and three blades of about 72 base pair length.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024

All of the motor’s parts except the magnet are due to be produced locally over the next couple of years.

From Reuters • May 1, 2022

His car was still running, and when the oil alarm light became hysterical again it was almost joyfully that Herbie tended to the motor’s gluttonous needs.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols