Engineering

Toward tactile and proximity sensing in large soft robots
In recent years, robots have become incredibly sophisticated machines capable of performing or assisting humans... Read more
Smart window—augmented reality for tomorrow's ship management
The precisely transmitted image of the quay wall on the ship's window of the steering... Read more
Robots are everywhere—improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration
Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an... Read more
A non-reciprocal metasurface based on magnetic meta-atoms
Metasurfaces, two-dimensional (2D) or planar versions of metamaterials exhibit properties that are not typically found... Read more
Scientists uncover the amazing way sandgrouse hold water in their feathers
Many birds' feathers are remarkably efficient at shedding water—so much so that "like water off... Read more
US natural gas pipelines vulnerable to electric outages
Natural gas supplies 32% of all primary energy in the United States, its share of... Read more
Building inspectors may soon be shooting laser beams, saving the construction industry millions of dollars
New eye-tracking technologies being developed by Australian engineers to identify building defects early in the... Read more
Cities will need more resilient electricity networks to cope with extreme weather, says new study
Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures due to the phenomenon of heat... Read more
Filter-free, electrostatic technology for ultrafine particle reduction
A technology that uses an electrostatic method to reduce ultrafine particles without a filter was... Read more
Modeling framework can help speed development of flow batteries for large-scale, long-duration electricity storage
In the coming decades, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind will increasingly dominate... Read more
A framework to enable touch-enhanced robotic grasping using tactile sensors
To successfully cooperate with humans on manual tasks, robots should be able to grasp and... Read more
Understanding the catastrophic impact of the earthquakes in Turkey
When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Turkey in the early morning hours of Feb.... Read more
A new design that equips robots with proprioception and a tail
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)'s Robomechanics Lab recently introduced two new approaches that could... Read more
Making drones suitable for cities
Unmanned aerial vehicles will make their way into urban skies only if the safety of... Read more
Model simulates variable flap stiffness in a wing for the best lift
There is extensive research on how a fixed-position flap affects lift in the realm of... Read more