WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern design. French Adrian helmet…
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Mechanical engineering is a broad field of engineering focused on the design, analysis, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It draws on principles from physics and materials science to develop everything from engines and machines to heating systems and robotics. With applications spanning transportation, energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and beyond, mechanical engineering is central to shaping how we interact with technology in the physical world. Research in this area continually pushes the boundaries of efficiency, performance, and sustainability, making it a dynamic space for innovation and real-world impact.
Academics at University College London have identified 18 reasons why megaprojects such as HS2 and…
Engineers looking to nature for inspiration have long assumed that layered structures like those found…
Generating electricity from raindrops efficiently has gone one step further. A research team led by…
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices.…
Work has implications for power generation, desalination, electronics. Evaporation can explain why water levels drop…
Centrifugal force from a high-speed rotating water ring enables gripping rough surfaces. Specially designed vacuum…
Researchers have devised a straightforward technique for building a laboratory device known as an electroporator…
McKelvey Engineering Mechanical Engineer Creates Bioinspired Evaporation Technique When drops of water touch the surface…
How Strong Is Your Knot? With help from spaghetti and color-changing fibers, a new mathematical…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trqo60L8S1E This year has had its share of science and technology advances from Army researchers.…
Researchers at EPFL have developed an ultra-light robotic insect that uses its soft artificial muscles…
Study finds that Alzheimer’s damage allows toxins to enter the brain, further harming neurons. Beta-amyloid…
Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuAY5Y_INYQ Developed in the lab of Yale’s Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, NASA-inspired robotic skins enable users to…
MIT engineers have developed a continuous manufacturing process that produces long strips of high-quality graphene.…
The pull-up, an exercise dreaded by most, answers a basic question: are your muscles strong…
Animals have evolved all manner of adaptations to get the nutrients they need. For nectar-feeding…