Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making them that they’re seen as cheap commodities, but the physics and engineering behind the screw thread is interesting stuff.

Have you ever had a bolt snap in the middle of an important project? It can be stressful, but there are ways to get it out, ...

This effectively pulls the bolt up through the jam nut. The threads of the bolt are then in contact with the top flanks of the threads within the jam nut, while simultaneously contacting the upper ...

BERKELEY, Calif., August 13, 2024--Bolt Threads, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSLK) ("Bolt Threads"), a pioneer in sustainable biomaterials for consumer products, today reported the closing of its previously ...

The wood screws were bronze or silver. They made the threads by filing them, or by soldering on a wire wound in a spiral. But the screw was lost with the fall of the Roman Empire. The first ...