Engineering
Human arm sensors make robots smarter
17 Jan 2014
Magnetic nanoparticles could aid heat dissipation in N plants
23 Nov 2013
Particles suspended in cooling water could prevent hotspots in nuclear plant cooling systems and electronics
How the newest diesel engines emit very little greenhouse gas nitrous oxide
By By Mary Beckman | 20 Nov 2013
New modelling technique could bypass the need for prototypes
20 Nov 2013
A new modelling techniquecould eliminate the need to build costly prototypes, which are used to test engineering structures such as aeroplanes
Humanoid robot that sees and maps
11 Nov 2013
Pumping fuel in ecobot
11 Nov 2013
Scientists on way to creating urine-driven robo
11 Nov 2013
Researchers develop artificial heart to pump human waste to power future robots
Nasa to launch 3D printer into space
01 Oct 2013
Nasa plans to launch a 3D printer into space next year to allow astronauts to manufacture spare parts and tools in zero gravity
Japan launches talking robot Kirobo into outer space
05 Aug 2013
Japan yesterday launched Kirobo, a 13-inch talking robot that can also recognise faces, into outer space to keep International Space Station crew company.
Driverless cars to debut on UK roads later this year
18 Jul 2013
Researchers at Oxford in the UK and Google in the USare independently engaged in developing driver-less vehicles
3D magnetic sensors improve machine performance
21 Jun 2013
Kone's fibre UltraRope makes light work of "lifting" to new heights
17 Jun 2013
Finnish lift manufacturer Kone says it would be able to reduce the weight of lift ropes by around 90 per cent with its carbon-fibre replacement, UltraRope, that could enable elevators go upto a height of a mile or more
Big data meets 3-D printing: big data to monitor laser-printed jet engine part
07 Jun 2013
GE’s new 3-D printed jet engine fuel nozzle involves workers building it as a single piece by welding together bits of super alloys dust with lasers.