Engineering
First-ever 3D-printed, rocket-powered space-plane
08 Dec 2014
The LOHAN mission is an audacious plan to launch Vulture 2, a 3D printed rocket-powered space plane, into the stratosphere at three times the cruising altitude of a transatlantic jet
Synchrotron upgrade to make X-rays even brighter
01 Nov 2014
Sweeping air devices for greener planes
22 Oct 2014
Scientists invent 2-in-1 motor for electric cars
20 Oct 2014
The innovative engine integrates the traditional electric motor with the air-con compressor, typically two separate units, which saves space, and allows the use of bigger batteries that increase the range of electric vehicles
Rediscovered ceramic has potential in hypersonic flight
16 Oct 2014
Researchers in the UK and around the world are currently working on prototype technologies that could enable new types of aircraft to travel at hypersonic speeds - five times faster than the speed of sound
Robofish gets a new mission: Finding Nemo
01 Oct 2014
The robot is a hybrid of an underwater glider and a robotic fish developed to collect data on water quality, temperature and other important environmental factors
Making drones more customisable
16 Sep 2014
Want to print your own cell phone microscope for pennies? Here's how
16 Sep 2014
Researchers develop a technique to produce a sleek, simple and inexpensive way to turn a cell phone into a high powered, high quality microscope that can be used to identify biological samples in the field
Rediscovered ceramic has potential in hypersonic flight
13 Sep 2014
A structural ceramic that can withstand temperatures three times hotter than lava shows promise in hypersonic air travel, say researchers
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
'Robo Brain' mines the internet to teach robots
27 Aug 2014
Robot folds itself up and walks away
13 Aug 2014
A team from Harvard's Wyss Institute, Harvard's SEAS, and MIT built an autonomous robot that starts out as a single composite sheet programmed to fold itself into a complex shape and crawl away without any human intervention
World’s first 3D-printed saxophone
09 Aug 2014
A professor at Lund University in Sweden has created the world’s first 3D-printed saxophone