RoboBees manufactured by the Harvard Microrobotics Lab have a 3 centimeter wingspan and weigh only 80 milligrams. Cornell engineers are developing new programming that will make them more autonomous and adaptable to complex environments. Credit: Harvard Microrobotics Lab While engineers have...
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering doctoral candidate Joshua DeGraff developed an advanced class of scalable motion sensors using silver ink electrodes and sheets of pure carbon nanotube buckypaper. Credit: FSU Photography Services Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a...
This is a sample circuit printed on fabric. Credit: Felice Torrisi   Researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric, opening up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electronics. The circuits were made with cheap, safe and...
Overview of Diverging Diamond Interchanges, or DDIs, that divert drivers to the left side of the road prior to merging onto an interstate, freeway or highway. Credit: Carlos Sun The state of Missouri is a pioneer in adopting Diverging Diamond Interchanges...
The scientists have found a way to accelerate chemical simulations using artificial intelligence. Credit: Copyright Philipp Marquetand Drastic advances in research of artificial intelligence have led to a wide range of fascinating developments in this area over the last decade. Autonomously...
Electrical conductivity is measured for a thermoelectric polymer film in the laboratory of Shannon Yee at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia Tech Using flexible conducting polymers and novel circuitry patterns printed on paper, researchers have demonstrated proof-of-concept...
TWISTER, an origami-inspired soft robot. Credit: Russell Lee A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or...
This full-scale timber girder bridge tested at the J. Lohr Structures Laboratory at South Dakota State University is 50-feet long and 9.5-feet wide. Credit: Image courtesy of South Dakota State University Glulam timber bridges are viable and cost-effective options for replacing...
This is a chip microphotograph of the 25GHz fully-integrated non-reciprocal passive magnetic-free 45nm SOI CMOS circulator based on spatio-temporal conductivity modulation. Credit: Tolga Dinc/Columbia Engineering Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Harish Krishnaswamy, associate professor of electrical engineering, in collaboration with Professor...
JILA's three-dimensional (3-D) quantum gas atomic clock consists of a grid of light formed by three pairs of laser beams. Multiple lasers of various colors are used to cool the atoms, trap them in a grid of light, and...
A new DNA testing technique can accurately confirm relatedness between two individuals as distant as second cousins. With more DNA datasets at hand, the method could be utilized to identify disaster victims in mass floods and tornadoes that destroy...