Engineering
AI-engineering: merging, morphing, mobile robots
13 Sep 2017
New distance record set for medical transport by drones
13 Sep 2017
Johns Hopkins researchers have set a new delivery distance record for medical drones, successfully transporting human blood samples across 161 miles of Arizona desert
Machinery that repairs itself
09 Sep 2017
Scientists are collaborating to develop maintenance technology capable of forecasting machine downtimes in production even before they occur
Aerospace test at Sandia goes green with alternative to explosives
04 Sep 2017
Like a musical tuning fork, the resonant bar and the resonant cone need to vibrate at certain frequencies to apply the right amount of energy to the test object
Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control
28 Aug 2017
ShAPEing the future of magnesium car parts
23 Aug 2017
Magnesium — the lightest of all structural metals — has a lot going for it in the quest to make ever lighter cars and trucks that go farther on a tank of fuel or battery charge
Defeating cyberattacks on 3-D printers
16 Aug 2017
Musk’s Hyperloop One hits record speeds in Phase 2 testing
03 Aug 2017
All components of the system were successfully tested, including the electric motor, advanced controls and power electronics, custom magnetic levitation and guidance, pod suspension and vacuum system, and the company says it is ready for commercial launch
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.