Engineering
MIT engineers design touch-sensing glove that ‘feels’ pressure and maps stimuli
The design could help restore motor function after stroke, enhance virtual gaming experiences.
What robots can learn from fish and fancy math
A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.
Is healthy sugar possible — and would you eat it?
Israeli food-tech company DouxMatok (Hebrew for "double sweet") has created a sugary product that uses 40 percent less actual sugar yet still tastes sweet.
This programmable fiber has memories and can sense temperature
Researchers were even able store and read a 767-kilobit full-color short movie file in the fabric.
The Mars helicopter’s scary sixth mission
The helicopter's sixth mission almost went down in disaster.
This map is alive with the beauty of lighthouse signals
The unique light signatures of nautical beacons translate into hypnotic cartography.
Sorry, the EmDrive doesn’t work
The EmDrive turns out to be the "um..." drive after all, as a new study dubs any previous encouraging EmDrive results "false positives."
Cornell creates the world’s tiniest self-folding origami bird
The bird demonstrates cutting-edge technology for devising self-folding nanoscale robots.
This $30 mechanical engineering course could be your first step to a new career
Learn all about mechanical design, product development, material selection, manufacturing, and so much more.
Japanese researchers hope to launch a satellite made of wood in 2023
The satellite would burn instead of becoming more space debris.
Meet the robot ‘dog’ NASA is sending to Mars
Boston Dynamics' notorious robot goes on an interplanetary mission.
This ‘brine electrolyzer’ can mine oxygen, hydrogen from water on Mars
Scientists at Washington University are patenting a new electrolyzer designed for frigid Martian water.
MIT breakthrough in deep learning could help reduce errors
Researchers make the case for "deep evidential regression."
Researchers 3D bioprint realistic human heart model for the first time
A new method is able to create realistic models of the human heart, which could vastly improve how surgeons train for complex procedures.
Soft fabric robot grips objects like an elephant’s trunk
The new tool may someday be used in work that needs a light touch.
AI and robotics are revolutionizing restaurant kitchens—here’s how you can invest
Miso Robotics has already served up over 12,000 hamburgers.
Ready for a career pivot into electrical engineering?
This wide-ranging, 13-course electrical engineering training is your next power move.
Urban planning in space: 3 off-world designs for future cities
The future of cities on the Moon, Mars and orbital habitats.
Tools for Mars are being developed in preparation for colonization
Turns out chitin is quite useful when you need a wrench.
Is it possible to build a mile-high skyscraper?
A mile-high tower would not just be a new structure, but a new technology.
NASA-funded scientist says ‘MEGA drive’ could enable interstellar travel
The drive would provide enough thrust for a spacecraft to travel near the speed of light using only electricity, says physicist Jim Woodward.
Engineers use “DNA origami” to identify vaccine design rules
DNA molecules are highly programmable.
Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex
It doesn't help that Hollywood has cast the 'coder' as a socially challenged, type-first-think-later hacker, inevitably white and male.
Discovery of metal-breathing bacteria can change electronics
Researchers find an unusual property of a bacteria that can breathe in metal.
Study: Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes
Solar geoengineering ideas could weaken storms in both hemispheres, scientists find.
From zero to hero in 18 years: How SpaceX became a nation-state
SpaceX's momentous Crew Dragon launch is a sign of things to come for the space industry, and humanity's future.
What can your microwave tell you about your health?
An MIT system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.
Want to help design a moon robot? NASA needs you.
A NASA-sponsored competition asks participants to improve the design of a bucket drum for moon excavation.
Blockchain: Where does the real potential lie?
Despite the hype, these technologies aren't relevant right now. But they could be in the future.
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