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Breakthrough: The overhead camshaft – Part three

Back by popular demand, David Twohig descends even deeper into the wild and wacky world of cylinder head wizardry. Don’t say you weren’t warned

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Breakthrough: The overhead camshaft – Part two

More air into a cylinder and a greater volume of exhaust gas out means more power. Hurrah! David Twohig explains how double overhead cams came to be

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Breakthrough: The overhead camshaft – Part one

In part one of this feature about valvetrain development, David Twohig explains the importance and origins of the overhead camshaft

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Breakthrough: The airbag

How two British dentists dreamt up this life-saving innovation more than a century ago. David Twohig tells the tale of the airbag

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Breakthrough: Anti-lock brakes – Part two

How ABS transformed from interesting curio to indispensable part of life. David Twohig on the development and adoption of modern electronic ABS

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Breakthrough: Anti-lock brakes – Part one

We all know ABS has saved countless lives. But did you know it's 100 years old? David Twohig tells the tale of a remarkable technology

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Breakthrough: The crumple zone – Part two

In part one, David Twohig explained the origins of this life-saving technology. But how has nuclear bomb-derived software has made your car safer?

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Breakthrough: The crumple zone – Part one

You won’t even be aware of the crumple zones under your car’s bonnet until, that is, the day they save your life. David Twohig pays tribute to their creator

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