Engineering News
June 8, 2025
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June 2, 2025 — Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a self-powered artificial synapse that distinguishes ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the mixing of small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a 'space charge layer,' an accumulation of electric charge at the interface between the two materials. The finding could aid ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational wave detection, one of the most delicate experiments in existence to observe ...
May 30, 2025 — Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the injury and repair its damage-detecting ...
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May 30, 2025 — A new method for predicting underwater landslides may improve the resilience of offshore ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust ...
May 29, 2025 — In a major advancement for sustainable construction, scientists have created a cement-free soil solidifier from industrial waste. By combining Siding ...
May 28, 2025 — A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with ...
May 29, 2025 — As the world shifts toward sustainable energy sources, 'green hydrogen' - hydrogen produced without emitting carbon - has emerged as a leading ...
May 28, 2025 — Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 5, 2025 — A new technique maintains structural integrity by essentially hiding openings in materials from surrounding forces. Rather than reinforcing an opening, such as a hole or a window, to protect against ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a multifunctional, reconfigurable component for an optical computing system that could be a game changer in ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The ...
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May 27, 2025 — A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral ...
May 22, 2025 — Proteins catalyze life by changing shape when they interact with other molecules. The result is a muscle twitching, the perception of light, or a bit of energy extracted from food. The ability to ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled a breakthrough in solid-state cooling technology, doubling the efficiency of today's commercial systems. Driven by the Lab's patented nano-engineered thin-film ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have detailed the physics behind a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves, which concentrates solid particles suspended in the liquid. The ...
May 20, 2025 — A metamaterial is a composite material that exhibits unique properties due to its structure, and now researchers have used one featuring a small sawtooth pattern on its surface to move and position ...
May 19, 2025 — Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers have developed a novel framework named WildFusion that fuses vision, vibration and touch to enable robots to 'sense' and navigate complex outdoor environments much like humans ...
May 19, 2025 — Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype has ...
May 19, 2025 — A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the behavior of microorganisms, it could also enable nanobots to move in a ...
May 19, 2025 — A research team has developed a novel haptic device designed to enhance both safety and efficiency for workers in industrial ...
May 16, 2025 — Millions of years of evolution have enabled some marine animals to grow complex protective shells composed of multiple layers that work together to dissipate physical stress. In a new study, ...
May 16, 2025 — New research details how infrared thermography, high-definition imaging and neural network analysis can combine to make concrete bridge inspections more efficient. Researchers are hopeful that their ...
May 15, 2025 — In Project Chimera, a game lab combines a VR computer game with educational problems in order to convey scientific content in a motivating ...
May 15, 2025 — Found in knee replacements and bone plates, aircraft components, and catalytic converters, the exceptionally strong metals known as multiple principal element alloys (MPEA) are about to get even ...
May 14, 2025 — Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed a digital laboratory (dLab) system that fully automates the material synthesis and structural, physical property evaluation of thin-film samples. With dLab, the team can ...
May 13, 2025 — Engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows ...
May 13, 2025 — A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than ...
May 12, 2025 — Engineers have taught a simple submarine robot to take advantage of turbulent forces to propel itself through ...
May 12, 2025 — A team engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness and used an innovative ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- Physics Advance Details New Way to Control Solid Objects in Liquid
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Robots Learning Without Us? New Study Cuts Humans from Early Testing
- Empowering Robots With Human-Like Perception to Navigate Unwieldy Terrain
- Nimble Dimples: Agile Underwater Vehicles Inspired by Golf Balls
- How to Swim Without a Brain
- Remotely Controlled Robots at Your Fingertips: Enhancing Safety in Industrial Sites
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Individual Layers of Synthetic Materials Can Collaborate for Greater Impact
- UCF's 'bridge Doctor' Combines Imaging, Neural Network to Efficiently Evaluate Concrete Bridges' Safety
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Learning as an Adventure: The Lecture Theater in the Spaceship
- Researchers Develop New Metallic Materials Using Data-Driven Frameworks and Explainable AI
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Handy Octopus Robot Can Adapt to Its Surroundings
- Digital Lab for Data And Robot-Driven Materials Science
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Eldercare Robot Helps People Sit and Stand, and Catches Them If They Fall
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Submarine Robot Catches an Underwater Wave
- Tapping a New Toolbox, Engineers Buck Tradition in New High-Performing Heat Exchanger
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Ultrasound Unlocks a Safer, Greener Way to Make Hydrogels
- Self-Assembly of a Large Metal-Peptide Capsid Nanostructure Through Geometric Control
- Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- One Glass, Full Color: Sub-Millimeter Waveguide Shrinks AR Glasses
- How to Reduce Global CO2 Emissions from Industry
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
- New Chip Uses AI to Shrink Large Language Models' Energy Footprint by 50%
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Transforming Hospital Sanitation: Autonomous Robots for Wiping and UV-C Disinfection
- New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Gender Characteristics of Service Robots Can Influence Customer Decisions
- How AI Tools Can Improve Manufacturing Worker Safety, Product Quality
- Do Manta Rays Benefit from Collective Motion?
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Robotic Touch Sensors Are Not Just Skin Deep
- A Big Data Approach for Battery Electrolytes
- Text-to-Video AI Blossoms With New Metamorphic Video Capabilities
- Privacy-Aware Building Automation
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Model Governing Deformation of Materials Under Stress Challenged
- Researchers Develop a Novel Vote-Based Model for More Accurate Hand-Held Object Pose Estimation
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Rapid Lithium Extraction Eliminates Use of Acid and High Heat, Scientists Report
- Rare Earth Element Extraction Bolstered by New Research
Monday, April 28, 2025
- High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
- Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking
- A Neuro-Quantum Leap in Finding Optimal Solutions
Friday, April 25, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Nanophotonic Platform Boosts Efficiency of Nonlinear-Optical Quantum Teleportation
- Flying Robots Unlock New Horizons in Construction
- Combining Signals Could Make for Better Control of Prosthetics
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- 'Periodic Table of Machine Learning' Could Fuel AI Discovery
- Engineer Reinvents Ceramics With Origami-Inspired 3D Printing
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Faster Way to Solve Complex Planning Problems
- RoboBee Comes in for a Landing
- Farm Robot Autonomously Navigates, Harvests Among Raised Beds
- A New Super Metal Stands Strong, No Matter the Temperature
- Bite-Sized Chunks of Chicken With the Texture of Whole Meat Can Be Grown in the Lab
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Explainable AI for Ship Navigation Raises Trust, Decreases Human Error
- Machine Learning Unlocks Superior Performance in Light-Driven Organic Crystals
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Photonic Computing Needs More Nonlinearity: Acoustics Can Help
- Cooler Faster Better: Engineers Uncover a New Way to Stop Electronics from Overheating
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Light That Spirals Like a Nautilus Shell
- Engineered Bacteria Emit Signals That Can Be Spotted from a Distance
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- 3D Streaming Gets Leaner by Seeing Only What Matters
- A New Robotic Gripper Made of Measuring Tape Is Sizing Up Fruit and Veggie Picking
- Hopping Gives This Tiny Robot a Leg Up
- 3D-Printed Open-Source Robot Offers Accessible Solution for Materials Synthesis
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Researchers Watch a Single Catalytic Grain Do Work in Real Time
- Tiny, Soft Robot Flexes Its Potential as a Life Saver
Monday, April 7, 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Nurture More Important Than Nature for Robotic Hand
- Carbon Capture Could Become Practical With Scalable, Affordable Materials
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Scientists Unveil Starfish-Inspired Wearable Tech for Heart Monitoring
- Transducer Could Enable Superconducting Quantum Networks
- Metamaterials: Highly Twisted Rods Store Large Amounts of Energy
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Monday, March 31, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Breakthrough Copper Alloy Achieves Unprecedented High-Temperature Performance
- Researchers Find a Way to Shield Quantum Information from 'noise'
- A Lighter, Smarter Magnetoreceptive Electronic Skin
- Beyond Ambiguous Reflections: Bridging Optical 3D Metrology and Computer Vision
- Feeling the Future: New Wearable Tech Simulates Realistic Touch
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Mini Rolling Robot Takes Virtual Biopsies
- Engineers Redefine How Heat Transfers on Advanced Surfaces
- Virtual Reality Videos Increase Environmental Awareness
- Philosophy: Cultural Differences in Exploitation of Artificial Agents
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Eco-Friendly, Nylon-Like Plastic Using Microorganisms
- These Electronics-Free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer
- Listen to Quantum Atoms Talk Together Thanks to Acoustics
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Engineer Develops New Security Protocol to Protect Miniaturized Wireless Medical Implants from Cyberthreats
- Recycled Cements Drive Down Emissions Without Slacking on Strength