RoboBee Lands Softly with New Legs
RoboBee engineers continue to innovate and have now developed technology for better legs for the microrobot to land.
Tag: engineering
Digital Twins: How Technology Is Paving Future Roads
Digital twins have potential for growth in engineering. Get to know one of the most futuristic technologies of the 21st century.
Does Old Concrete Get Recycled?
If we tear down concrete buildings, can the material be reused? Read on to find out why recycling concrete is not so easy.
AI Unplugged: New Metamaterial Sensor Classifies Spoken Words
Engineers create a metamaterial that senses spoken words without the need for a battery. So far it can classify which of two words in a pair was spoken.
Underground Climate Change Is Sinking Our Cities
Climate change is not just in the air—underground climate change expands or contracts the earth, affecting the buildings above.
Preference for Positive, Happy Words
Scientists have used a massive data set of billions of words from actual usage to find that people around the world use more happy words than sad words.
New Futuristic Fabrics to Keep Cool
By Katherine Lindemann Inspired by lithium batteries and kitchen plastic wrap, engineers at Stanford University have developed a plastic material…
Ruminations on Flight
By Rosalind Rude I have a friend who pilots his own aircraft. He’s been away from it for a while…
Women in STEM Careers, Women in Action
By Chantal Brine We have teamed up with Techsploration to bring you the Women in Action video series featuring women…
Temporary Bridge for Emergency Evacuation
By Kate Stone Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and landslides, and other natural disasters can damage infrastructure, such as bridges. What can…