engineering
This Robotic Hand Can Shift Gears to Catch a Beer Can and Crush It
By creating a lightweight, 3D-printed “transmission,” engineers were able to build a hand that is strong when it needs to be and fast when it needs to be.
This Smartphone Airbag Automatically Protects Your Phone When You Drop It
The design was a thesis project for a German engineering student.
The World's Smallest Computer Can Fit on the Tip of a Grain of Rice
The University of Michigan was salty that IBM made a smaller computer than it did, so it made an even smaller computer.
Check Out These Creepy Crawling Insect Robots from Japan
The University of Tokyo's Parametric Move Conference pushes the limits of the ways robots get around.
More than half of women in STEM academics have been sexually harassed, report finds
That’s second only to the percent of women who report harassment in the military.
Why Indonesia Is Using Its National Scholarships to Push Students Away From Social Sciences
It's not just because social sciences graduates constantly criticize the government.
Scientists Made a Working Invisibility Cloak (But There's a Catch)
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have created a device that uses “acoustic cloaking” technology.
Four IIT Students Decided to Try a New Drug Each Semester
The experiment didn’t go exactly as planned.
Additive Manufacturing Is Transforming How Engineers Are Approaching Design
Uncovering geometric shapes and patterns that once seemed implausible, this new technology will radically change the look and feel of our vehicles.
We Met the Engineers Building Hyper-Realistic Sex Robots
Karley Sciortino explores how AI is entering the adult market on 'SLUTEVER.'
Will Exoskeletons Give Us Superpowers?
All the strength of a body builder, with none of the body oil. We test out the latest bionic enhancements in the first episode of FLUX.
Watch This Humanoid Robot Doing Pushups and Crunches and Reckon with Your Own Mortality
Researchers say the robots will help with the development of prostheses.