Fourteen mechanical engineering students will host and compete in the 25th annual Human Powered Vehicle Challenge in Reno, Friday, April 18 to Sunday, April 20. The University’s team will face 24 ...

Just outside Battle Mountain, Nev., there is a stretch of road called Route 305 that, according to some, is one of the straightest and smoothest roads in the world. That makes it the ideal venue for ...

Taxis may be ubiquitous in Hong Kong today, but for much of the city's urban history, human-powered transport was the only choice From urban Hong Kong's earliest years, hired conveyances have been a ...

In a desolate stretch of Nevada, teams have been competing all week to break speed records for human-powered locomotion. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with one of this year's competitors, Lizanne Wilmot.