Engineering

4-D technology allows self-folding of complex objects

23 Sep 2015

Engineers invent transparent coating that cools solar cells to boost efficiency

23 Sep 2015

The hotter solar cells become, the less efficient they are at converting sunlight to electricity, a problem that has long vexed the solar industry. Now, Stanford engineers have developed a transparent overlay that increases efficiency by cooling the cells even in full sunlight

Japanese paper art inspires new 3-D fabrication method

15 Sep 2015

Researchers turn 3D world into ‘projection screen’ for better robot-to-human communication

17 Aug 2015

Technology to charge electric cars with equipment below roads to go on trial in the UK

12 Aug 2015

A small, modular, efficient fusion plant

By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 10 Aug 2015

A new design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality, producing a reactor that would provide electricity to about 100,000 people

New ductile ceramics may help spacecraft technology, new mechanical engineering

04 Aug 2015

Bionic eye technology could more rapidly spot assembly line faults

03 Aug 2015

The technology combines an off-the-shelf vision sensor with programming and software, making it cost effective to manufacture and ultimately more affordable for industry

Apple BMW discussed iCar collaboration last year: Report

01 Aug 2015

India successfully tests indigenously developed high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine

20 Jul 2015

3D-printed robot is hard at heart, soft on outside

14 Jul 2015

UK researchers aim to develop ways to control and charge robots remotely

09 Jul 2015

Care-O-bot, the robot butler is coming

26 Jun 2015

Whether they’re serving drinks or carrying heavy loads, in a few years’ time, mobile robots could be helping in our homes

New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half

26 Jun 2015

While conventional lithium-ion batteries are composed of brittle electrodes that can crack under stress, the new formulation produces battery cells that can be bent, folded or even penetrated by bullets without failing

Care-O-bot 4 conceived as domestic help robot

24 Jun 2015

RoboSimian drives, walks and drills

22 Jun 2015

Helping robots handle uncertainty

By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 09 Jun 2015

Engineers design car seat accessory to save children left in dangerously hot cars

27 May 2015

New ‘deep learning’ technique enables robot mastery of skills via trial and error

26 May 2015

Controlling a robotic arm with a patient's intentions

22 May 2015

Neural prosthetic devices implanted in the brain's movement centre, the motor cortex, can allow patients with amputations or paralysis to control the movement of a robotic limb

Self-folding structure could slash energy use in buildings

18 May 2015

The structure could flatten automatically during sunny periods to simultaneously collect energy and shade the building, then use part of the collected energy to fold away when cloudy