MIT Scientists Overcome a Major Bottleneck in Carbon Dioxide Conversion
Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions. If researchers could find a way to…
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Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions. If researchers could find a way to…
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology show that strain on ventricular walls explains where lesions develop in the aging brain. As our brains age, small…
Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and…
Scientists from McGill University develop new biomaterial for wound repair. Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from McGill University develop a biomaterial…
Origami- and kirigami-based metamaterials have applications from robotics to medical devices. The ancient arts of origami, the art of paper-folding, and kirigami, the art of…
Heating PPE to the right degree kills 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 virus without degrading material. Here’s the recipe to decontaminate a disposable facemask: Heat it at…
The findings could inform the design of new materials such as iridescent windows or waterproof textiles. If you brush against the wings of a butterfly,…
Michael Bartlett will engineer wearable, whole-body sensing networks with a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research. The horseshoe crab is often referred…
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold any…
The membrane’s structure could provide a blueprint for robust artificial tissues. A lobster’s underbelly is lined with a thin, translucent membrane that is both stretchy…
University of Arizona aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon’s resources using autonomous robot swarms and new excavation techniques….
When stretched or deformed, shape memory polymers return to their original shapes after heat or light is applied. These materials show great promise for soft…
Thinner than a human hair, new material can absorb impacts from microparticles traveling at supersonic speeds. Engineers at Caltech, MIT, and ETH Zürich have developed…
Picture an anthill. What do you see? A small mound of sand and crumbly dirt poking up through the lawn? A tiny hole disappearing into…
New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their trunks, allowing them…
The results may help engineers develop a way to inject drugs without needles. Squirting a jet of water through a drop of liquid may sound…
A new approach to producing metamaterials draws on kirigami techniques to make three-dimensional, reconfigurable building blocks that can be used to create complex, dynamic structures….
MIT alumnus-founded RightHand Robotics has developed picking robots that are more reliable and adaptable in warehouse environments. For most people, the task of identifying an…