Engineering
Helping robots learn to see in 3-D
15 Jul 2017
Making telescopes that curve and twist
12 Jul 2017
A new tool for computational design allows users to turn any 3D shape into a collapsible telescoping structure
'Near-zero-power' temperature sensor could make wearables, smart home devices less power-hungry
06 Jul 2017
Electrical engineers have developed a temperature sensor that runs on only 113 picowatts of power — about 10 billion times lesser than a watt
Lightweight steel production breakthrough: Brittle phases controlled
21 Jun 2017
High-strength, lightweight steels can finally be processed on an industrial scale, thanks to a breakthrough in controlling undesired brittle stages from production
Printed sensors monitor tyre wear in real time
15 Jun 2017
Recycled tyres create stronger concrete
14 Jun 2017
Using the polymer fibres from tyres has the unique benefit of potentially improving the resilience of concrete and extending its lifespan
Robotic device engineered to help stroke survivors recover
10 Jun 2017
The robotic-assisted rehabilitation therapy, combined with standard rehabilitation, is expected to improve the mobility of patients surviving a stroke.
Alphabet to sell Boston Dynamics to SoftBank
09 Jun 2017
China’s CRRC unveils first railless, driverless train
08 Jun 2017
The 30-metre train, with three coaches, is equipped with sensors that can read the dimensions of roads and plan its own route – running on a virtual rail
The most nimble-fingered robot ever built
02 Jun 2017
Irregularly shaped items such as shoes, spray bottles, open boxes, even rubber duckies are easy for people to grab and pick up, but robots struggle with knowing where to apply a grip, a problem that researchers from University of California at Berkeley have now solved
Faster, more nimble drones on the horizon
30 May 2017
Engineers at MIT have come up with an algorithm to tune a Dynamic Vision Sensor camera, simplifying a scene to its most essential visual elements and potentially enabling the development of faster drones