For those most severely affected, treating epilepsy means drilling through the skull deep into the brain to destroy the small area where the seizures originate – invasive, dangerous and with... Read more
Researchers say structures may be used in windows to wick away moisture. MIT engineers have fabricated a new elastic material coated with microscopic, hairlike structures that tilt in respon... Read more
MIT study investigates power generation from the meeting of river water and seawater. Where the river meets the sea, there is the potential to harness a significant amount of renewable energ... Read more
Water condensing and jumping from a superhydrophobic surface can be harnessed to produce electricity. Last year, MIT researchers discovered that when water droplets spontaneously jump away f... Read more
New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam. A new material structure developed at MIT generates steam by soaking up the sun. The structure — a layer of graphite flakes and an... Read more
New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers. Twisting a screwdriver, removing a bottle cap, and peeling a banana are just a few simple tasks that are tricky to... Read more
Engineers use silicon dioxide to make lithium-ion batteries that last three times longer between charges compared to current standard Using a material found in Silly Putty and surgical tubin... Read more
The lens he developed is now as powerful as the research microscopes used in the lab Imagine yourself examining species of coral in Fiji. Looking at fungi and parasites in grass seeds. Follo... Read more
Researchers are programming robots to communicate with people using human-like body language and cues, an important step toward bringing robots into homes. Researchers at the University of B... Read more
A new wearable sensor stores and transmits motion data and delivers drugs Researchers have created a wearable device that is as thin as a temporary tattoo and can store and transmit data abo... Read more
Aerogels could improve some of our favorite machines, such as cars One day, Union College’s Aerogel Team’s novel way of making “frozen smoke” could improve some of our favorite machines, inc... Read more
UT Austin Engineers Build First Nonreciprocal Acoustic Circulator A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering has built the first-ever circula... Read more
Researchers have created a control system that makes robots more intelligent. Using arm sensors that can “read” a person’s muscle movements, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have ... Read more
Team Demonstrates New Application of Graphene Using Positive Feedback A team of Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Mechanical Engineering Professor James Hone and Electrical Engineerin... Read more
Researchers are studying human movement as they work on creating an exoskeleton to benefit elderly patients, stroke patients and paraplegics. What if certain patients could get a bionic pick... Read more
