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'Metallic Wood’ Has Strength of Titanium, Density of Water

January 29, 2019

Engineers have built a sheet of nickel with nanoscale pores that make it as strong as titanium but four to five times li...

New 3-D Nanoprinting Strategy Opens Door to Revolution in Medicine, Robotics

January 24, 2019

Engineers demonstrate their approach by printing the smallest known 3-D microfluidic circuit element

Breakthrough Reported in Ice-Repelling Materials

January 21, 2019

The work has implications for aircraft, power transmission lines, and more

Feathers: Better Than Velcro?

January 18, 2019

Engineers detail bird feather properties that could lead to better adhesives and aerospace materials

Origami Could Reshape Future of Engineering

January 15, 2019

Researchers show that it’s possible to change the shape of an origami-inspired structure in less than one second....

Promising New Type of Polymers Developed

January 14, 2019

S-PPV polymers are suitable for use in a wide range of applications, from solar cells to medicine

When High Tech Goes Underground

January 10, 2019

ANYmal, a robot developed at ETH, can see and hear, and even open doors

'Realistic' New Model Points the Way to More Efficient and Profitable Fracking

January 8, 2019

Accurately predicting fracture mechanics can help industry optimize pumping, fracturing-fluid viscosity, and other parameters...

Could Gulls' Wings Inspire Smarter Airplane Design?

January 3, 2019

Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions

3-D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

December 28, 2018

Scientists have developed a 3-D printed robotic hand that can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wri...

Collecting Clean Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life

December 27, 2018

New studies show options for gathering water from fog, condensation

Army Lab Reveals Top 10 Coolest Science, Technology Advances from 2018

December 18, 2018

The lab's chief scientist handpicked the "coolest" advances to showcase what Army scientists and engineers are doing

Machine Learning Masters the Fingerprint to Fool Biometric Systems

December 17, 2018

NYU Tandon researchers create synthetic fingerprints capable of spoofing ?smartphone fingerprint sensors

An Energy-Efficient Way to Stay Warm

December 17, 2018

Personal patches sewn into clothes could reduce energy waste in buildings, Rutgers-led study says

Researchers Find a Way to Peel Slimy Biofilms like Old Stickers

December 14, 2018

Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and foul...

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