Engineering

Thumbs-up for mind-controlled robotic arm

03 Jan 2015

Tesla Motors working on robotic snake for charging electric cars

02 Jan 2015

Researchers create robotic ‘thinking’ sea turtle

31 Dec 2014

Musk’s Hyperloop transportation system a step closer to reality

30 Dec 2014

Elon Musk's revolutionary idea of a levitating, solar-power supersonic train transportation had captured the imagination of no less than 100-odd quasi-moonlighters, lending their cognitive surplus to its design

Driverless cars could impact on global emissions strategies: report

30 Dec 2014

Criminal gangs could hack connected vehicles on the road: report

29 Dec 2014

Google’s self-driving car prototype ready for road testing

23 Dec 2014

A small engine that packs a punch

By Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | 11 Dec 2014

A rotary internal combustion engine that is significantly smaller, lighter, and quieter, as well as 20 per cent more fuel-efficient, has been developed by MIT engineers

Engineers create ‘superomniphobic’ texture capable of repelling all liquids

08 Dec 2014

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

Researchers working on windowless planes to save fuel and cut emissions

28 Oct 2014

Sweeping air devices for greener planes

22 Oct 2014

Snakes and snake-like robots show how sidewinders conquer sandy slopes

21 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

Researchers develop world’s thinnest electric generator

18 Oct 2014

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

New imaging technique could detect acoustically “invisible” cracks

10 Oct 2014

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

New RFID technology helps robots find household objects

29 Sep 2014

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