Engineering
Computer scientists enhance robotic manufacturing
16 Mar 2015
Some industrial robots are hulking, highly specialised machinery cordoned off by cages from human factory workers, but manufacturers have begun experimenting with a new generation of "cobots" designed to work side-by-side with humans
Scientists question rush to build Nicaragua canal
09 Mar 2015
A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of the controversial 172-mile, $50-billion Central American canal planned across Nicaragua
Stanford engineer produces free Braille-writer app
23 Feb 2015
A touchscreen Braille writer developed during a Stanford Engineering summer course is now an app that turns an iPad into an invaluable tool for blind and visually impaired people
3D copy of patient's heart
30 Jan 2015
Tesla's Musk to build test track for Hyperloop
19 Jan 2015
Mind-controlled robot arm project
19 Jan 2015
Mind-controlled robot arm project
19 Jan 2015
Contact lens merges plastics and active electronics via 3-D printing
07 Jan 2015
The contact lens is part of an ongoing effort to use 3-D printing to assemble diverse, and often hard-to-combine, materials into functioning devices
Contact lens merges plastics and active electronics via 3-D printing
07 Jan 2015
The contact lens is part of an ongoing effort to use 3-D printing to assemble diverse, and often hard-to-combine, materials into functioning devices
Thumbs-up for mind-controlled robotic arm
03 Jan 2015
Researchers create robotic ‘thinking’ sea turtle
31 Dec 2014
Musk’s Hyperloop transportation system a step closer to reality
30 Dec 2014
Elon Musk's revolutionary idea of a levitating, solar-power supersonic train transportation had captured the imagination of no less than 100-odd quasi-moonlighters, lending their cognitive surplus to its design
A small engine that packs a punch
By Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | 11 Dec 2014
A rotary internal combustion engine that is significantly smaller, lighter, and quieter, as well as 20 per cent more fuel-efficient, has been developed by MIT engineers