Engineering News
December 21, 2024
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Dec. 19, 2024 — A research team has developed a groundbreaking method for massively producing ultrathin and ultra-flexible diamond ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and gravity, and even rewrite some of the fundamental laws of physics. ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Engineers have reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural efficiency with cutting-edge synthetic precision to ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 — A research team has developed a highly efficient wearable energy harvester that can power electronic devices using only body ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — SMART, a new software package, can make studying signaling processes significantly easier. Results could accelerate research in fields across the life sciences, such as systems biology, pharmacology ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A team of researchers has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Pile up blocks until the tower collapses. But why does the tower always end up collapsing? Is it possible that it can be built ad infinitum? A new study explores the fascinating and complex dynamics ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Infertility affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide, with fallopian tube obstruction contributing to 11%-67% of female infertility cases. ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists develop a high-performance photoacoustic endoscopy featuring a transparent ultrasound ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — For experiments that require ultra-precise measurements and control over atoms -- think two-photon atomic clocks, cold-atom interferometer sensors ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric vehicles to wearable devices. But new research suggests that a more sustainable and ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — A newly developed approach can precisely produce four-stranded beta-sheets through metal-peptide coordination, report researchers. Their innovative methodology overcomes long-standing challenges in ...
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Dec. 12, 2024 — Diverse and inclusive teams are not merely a moral imperative but also a catalyst for scientific excellence in robotics, scientists point out in a study. The team has outlined how a scientific ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — An interdisciplinary team has created tiny bubble-like microrobots that can deliver therapeutics right where they are needed and then be absorbed by the ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Researchers discovered that three-layer graphene can naturally self-organize into specific stacking patterns (ABA/ABC domains) during growth on silicon carbide, eliminating the need for manual ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — A team of scientists has solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers offer possibilities in catalysis, electronics, and ...
Shape-Changing Device Helps Visually Impaired People Perform Location Task as Well as Sighted People
Dec. 10, 2024 — A groundbreaking piece of navigation technology that uses the ability to sense information through touch can help people with visual impairment perform a location task as well as sighted people, ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — For human researchers, it takes many years of work to discover new super-resolution microscopy techniques. The number of possible optical configurations of a microscope -- for example, where to place ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies are a potential alternative, their widespread use is limited by poor ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Modeling how cars deform in a crash, how spacecraft responds to extreme environments, or how bridges resist stress could be made thousands of times faster thanks to new artificial intelligence that ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Screens for TVs, smartphones or other displays could be made with a new kind of organic LED material. The material maintains sharp color and contrast while replacing the heavy metal with a new hybrid ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A team of scientists has created a new shape-changing polymer that could transform how future soft materials are ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of a flexible dimpled surface, allowing it to manipulate objects ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — Researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A team of interdisciplinary scientists has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties. The Scalable Hydrogel-clad Ionotronic Nickel-core Electroluminescent ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — An innovative algorithm called Spectral Expansion Tree Search helps autonomous robotic systems make optimal choices on the ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to control the robot's movement in the ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Physicists are getting closer to controlling single-molecule chemical reactions -- could this shape the future of pharmaceutical ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — In a first-of-its-kind breakthrough, a team of researchers has developed an artificial adhesion system that closely mimics natural biological interactions. Their research focuses on understanding how ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A researcher has helped create a new 3D printing approach for shape-changing materials that are likened to muscles, opening the door for improved applications in robotics as well as biomedical and ...
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Discovery of New Growth-Directed Graphene Stacking Domains May Precede New Era for Quantum Applications
- Scientists Develop Coating for Enhanced Thermal Imaging Through Hot Windows
- Advancing the Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Gold Monolayers
- Shape-Changing Device Helps Visually Impaired People Perform Location Task as Well as Sighted People
- 10,000 Times Faster Than Traditional Methods: New Computational Framework Automatically Discovers Experimental Designs in Microscopy
- Empowering Older Adults With Home-Care Robots
Monday, December 9, 2024
- New AI Cracks Complex Engineering Problems Faster Than Supercomputers
- Faster Organic Phosphorescence for Better Display Tech
Friday, December 6, 2024
- New Shape-Changing Polymer Developed
- Magnetically Controlled Kirigami Surfaces Move Objects: No Grasping Needed
- Bird-Inspired Drone Can Jump for Take-Off
- Researchers Innovate Scalable Robotic Fibers With Light-Emitting, Self-Healing and Magnetic Properties
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Monday, December 2, 2024
- DNA Engineered to Mimic Biological Catch Bonds
- Smallest Walking Robot Makes Microscale Measurements
- New 3D Printing Approach Means Better Biomedical, Energy, Robotics Devices
- Innovative Robot Navigation Inspired by Brain Function Boosts Efficiency and Accuracy
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Tapping Excess Heat from a Camp Stove for Charging Power
- Synchronized Movement Between Robots and Humans Builds Trust, Study Finds
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Building Roots in Glass, a Bio-Inspired Approach to Creating 3D Microvascular Networks Using Plants and Fungi
- Sliding Seeds Can Provide Insight Into Devastating Landslides and Rock Avalanches
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Leaner Large Language Models Could Enable Efficient Local Use on Phones and Laptops
- Effortless Robot Movements
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Scientists Transform Blood Into Regenerative Materials, Paving the Way for Personalized, Blood-Based, 3D-Printed Implants
- Material Developed With Novel Stretching Properties
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Research Team Successfully Produces Microbial Plastic to Replace PET Bottles
- Robot That Watched Surgery Videos Performs With Skill of Human Doctor, Researchers Report
- Carpet Fibers Stop Concrete Cracking
- A New Paradigm in High-Speed Photoacoustic Small Animal Whole-Body Imaging
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Researchers Develop Robotic Sensory Cilia That Monitor Internal Biomarkers to Detect and Assess Airway Diseases
- Robot Learns How to Clean a Washbasin
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- A Smart 'insect Screen' For Sun Protection and Cool Comfort
- AI-Driven Mobile Robots Team Up to Tackle Chemical Synthesis
- New Haptic Patch Transmits Complexity of Touch to the Skin
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Fueling Greener Aviation With Hydrogen
- Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- New Methods for Whale Tracking and Rendezvous Using Autonomous Robots
- Wearable Ultrasound Tech for Muscle Monitoring Opens New Possibilities in Healthcare and Human-Machine Interfaces
- The Silk Thread That Can Turn Clothes Into Charging Stations
- A New Paradigm for Control of Quantum Emitters
- How Virtual Cows Could Help Us Improve Human-Robot Interactions
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- New Illinois Study Explores Adoption of Robotic Weeding to Fight Superweeds
- Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-Performance Electronics
Monday, October 28, 2024
- A Faster, Better Way to Train General-Purpose Robots
- Bird Wings Inspire New Approach to Flight Safety
- Building Safer Cities With AI: Machine Learning Model Enhances Urban Resilience Against Liquefaction
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Advancement in 3D-Printed Concrete Promises Strength, Durability and Lower Carbon Emissions
- Ultra-Sensitive Electronic Skin Modeled After the Human Brain
- The Evolution of Green Energy Technology: Developing Three-Dimensional Smart Energy Devices With Radiant Cooling and Solar Absorption
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use
- Scientists Develop Grain-Sized Soft Robots Controlled by Magnetic Fields for Targeted Drug Delivery
- Non-Electric Touchpad Takes Sensor Technology to Extreme Conditions
- Key to Low-Cost, Long-Lasting Renewable Batteries for Electric Vehicles
- Room Temperature Electrical Control Could Heat Up Future Technology Development
- From Accessibility Upgrades to a Custom Cat-Food Bowl, This Mobile 3D Printer Can Autonomously Add Features to a Room
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Robotic Automation, AI Will Speed Up Scientific Progress in Science Laboratories
- A Multi-Level Breakthrough in Optical Computing
- Researchers Develop New Coatings to Boost Turbine Engine Efficiency
- Researchers Develop Method to 'hear' Defects in Promising Nanomaterial
- Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- People Sympathize With Bullied AI Bots
- Harnessing Vibrations: Engineered Material Generates Electricity from Unexpected Source
- Innovating in the Corners Where Atoms Meet
- Researchers Pioneer AI-Driven Manufacturing Efficiency Breakthrough
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Out-of-This-World Simulation Key to Collecting Moon Dust
- Researchers Develop Janus-Like Metasurface Technology That Acts According to the Direction of Light
- Engineers Set New Record on How Fast Data Can Be Sent Wirelessly
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Study Uncovers How Silkworm Moth's Odor Detection May Improve Robotics
- Researchers Develop System Cat's Eye-Inspired Vision for Autonomous Robotics
- Major Step Toward Fully 3D-Printed Active Electronics
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- No Bolts About It: New Technology Improves Structural Strength
- Inspired by Spider-Man, a Lab Recreates Web-Slinging Technology
- New Technique Could Unlock Potential of Quantum Materials
- Quantum Timekeeper Packs Several Clocks Into One
- A Matter of Taste: Electronic Tongue Reveals AI 'inner Thoughts'
- New Breakthrough Helps Free Up Space for Robots to 'think', Say Scientists
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Atomic-Level Mechanism in Polycrystalline Materials
- Breakthrough in Soft Robotics: First Toroidal Micro-Robot to Swim Autonomously in Viscous Liquids