Engineering
Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans
13 May 2015
Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans
13 May 2015
Daimler unveils self-driving 18-wheel truck
07 May 2015
Tesla’s Model S tops green cars list - but is far from cheap
21 Apr 2015
Tesla's Model S P85D garnered 94.87 points, almost 10 more than its nearest competitor across 13 categories, including braking, fuel economy, emissions, handling, and ride comfort
Ahmedabad professors develop driverless car
13 Apr 2015
The car that can start, turn and change gears by itself without a driver and respond to commands given to it from a remote location, was designed by two Sanand-based engineering college professors in 28 days
Researchers develop artificial hand that performs precise movements
28 Mar 2015
An artificial hand developed by engineers from Saarland University in Germany has sensory properties and is capable of performing extremely precise movements
Ratan Tata sets up automotive innovation centre in UK
18 Mar 2015
The National Automotive Innovation Centre in Warwickshire, UK, is planned as the largest research facility of its kind in Europe
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