Although most people know what a shock absorber is, there's a lot of confusion about just what a "shock" does, or why it's even needed in the first place. So we'll begin by clearing up a few ...

On a chilly day two weeks ago, the halls of the Maryland Shock Trauma Center were humming with news that the brief reign of Dr. Kimball I. Maull was about to end in what amounted to a coup from above.

Physiologic shock is when you don’t have enough blood to support your organs and tissues. Psychologic shock is usually related to trauma. What is shock? The term “shock” may refer to a psychologic or ...

The earliest cars did not use shocks at all. Axle movement was totally controlled by leaf springs. What little dampening there was came from the tendency of the leaf springs to resume their figuration ...