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Test Your Knowledge About Electric Aircraft

Electric cars are all the rage these days, changing the way we’ve been driving for our entire lives. But there’s another electric vehicle that could change travel for the better: electric aircraft. How much do you know about electric aircraft? Find out with this quiz.

Probe Advances Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury

A tiny sensor called spinalNET recorded the electrical activity of spinal neurons of freely moving mice for prolonged periods and with great resolution, even tracking the same neuron over...

Robotic Device Restores Wavelike Muscular Function

A wirelessly activated device mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion.

Optimizing Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers with COMSOL Multiphysics®

The push for clean energy is a driving force behind the development of new hydrogen technology and the adaptation of existing infrastructure to support it. Watch this...

Generative Design Pairs with Digital Manufacturing for Space-Ready Parts

NASA engineers partnered with digital manufacturer Protolabs for a generative design experiment at the recent PowerSource Global Summit, a technology conference held in Orlando. Read on to learn more about the space-ready parts that came out of it.

BMW, Classiq Find Better Architectures Through Quantum Computing

As part of BMW’s Emerging Technologies team, Lukas Müller picks apart new ideas to evaluate if they are relevant for the automaker. He wasn’t the first at BMW to look...

Honeywell Launches New System to Counter Drone Swarms

Honeywell has announced the launch of its new Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept System, designed to counter drone swarms through advanced detection, tracking and...

Designing Next-Generation Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology for Better Life in Space

The International Space Station (ISS) is made livable in great part thanks to a system that captures and removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. The...

Barracuda: Anduril's New Software-Defined Autonomous Air Vehicles

Anduril is unveiling the Barracuda family of air-breathing, software-defined expendable Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAVs) that are optimized for affordable, hyper-scale...

UH-1Y Rescue Hoist Becomes First Suitable Substitute Engineering Change Proposal

The United States Marine Corps Light Attack Helicopter Programs Office (PMA-276) made history with the first Suitable Substitute Engineering Change Proposal...

A Shape-Shifting Metamaterial Inspired by Push Puppets

UCLA researchers have developed a new type of metamaterial, a material engineered to possess properties with applications for soft robotics, reconfigurable architectures, and space engineering.

Reducing the Weight of EV Batteries with Specialty Thermoplastics

Weight reduction in EV battery components is an important factor in optimizing battery energy density, which in turn is critical to extending vehicle range and boosting...

Electronics? This 3D-Printed Gripper Doesn’t Need Electronics to Function!

Watch this video to see a soft robotic gripper which was 3D printed in one print and also doesn’t need any electronics to work. The device, developed by a team of...

A SimPLE Way to Teach Robots to Pick and Place

MIT MechE researchers introduce an approach — dubbed SimPLE (Simulation to Pick Localize and placE) — that teaches robots to pick, regrasp, and place objects using the object’s...

Cummins New X15 Engine Meets Upcoming Regs While Boosting Efficiency

Cummins provided extensive details of the design and engineering involved in developing the new HELM version of its X15 diesel engine. The company says its new engine...

Butterfly-Inspired AI Technology

Professor Saptarshi Das and his team at Penn State University learned that when it comes to mating, two things matter for Heliconius butterflies: the look and the smell of their potential partner. This led them to think about how multiple sensory inputs could enable more efficient use of AI.

2025 Volvo EX90 Review: Update Required

Contrary to what you may have heard, Americans are buying more EVs than ever. But they tend to like ‘em big. After production delays due to software development issues – a problem that continues...

How Much Do You Know About MOSA?

How much do you know about MOSA? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

Dissolvable Microneedle Patch Enables Local Delivery of Immunomodulatory Microparticles

A team searched for small molecules as drug candidates and identified a bifunctional antibiotic, azithromycin (AZM), that not only inhibits bacterial...

Game-Changing Needle-Free COVID-19 Intranasal Vaccine

A next-generation COVID-19 mucosal vaccine is set to be a gamechanger not only when delivering the vaccine itself, but also for people who are needle-phobic. New research has been...

3D Printed Microneedle Technology Transforms Remote Healthcare

A revolutionary system combines remote health monitoring and drug delivery using 3D-printed hollow microneedles. This innovative approach promises to transform healthcare...

EV Accelerator interview with Willa Frej of Terawatt

Big rig EVs transporting goods cleanly, quietly along highways and interstates make a compelling argument for consumers to replace gas-powered passenger cars and trucks with electric power....

When (and Why) Robots Learn to Dance

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have trained a humanoid robot to effortlessly learn and perform a variety of expressive movements — including dance routines — all while maintaining a...

Meet Picotaur: A First-of-its-Kind Micro Robot

Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University have created Picotaur, the first legged robot of its size to run, turn, push loads, and climb miniature...

Using Generative AI to Train Robots

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory are using generative AI and cutting-edge scene-mapping technology to elevate robots from simple tools to being capable of providing aid in disaster...

Q&A: What It Takes to Add an E-Axle

During a recent Bosch tech showcase, we spoke with Joe Leaf, engineering manager for electric propulsion systems at Linamar. The Guelph, Ontario-based parts manufacturer is no stranger to building unsung...

Force Testing Profile Stings

A group of graduate students used a force measurement system to test the structural capacity of custom profile stings during high-threshold testing in a wind tunnel.