Engineering

What do a jellyfish, a cat, a snake, and an astronaut have in common?

Have you ever watched a snake slither or seen a cat twist in mid-air to land on its feet? Both of these animals move without...

This new machine in Colorado could simulate the open ocean

Ever wondered how pilots learn to fly before taking to the skies? They use something called a flight simulator, a machine that acts like a...

Victoria’s new plastic roads is a green solution for the future

Recycling is taking to the roads, literally! Victoria is about to get ten special roads, and they’re not just your regular roads. These roads will have...

Scientists create revolutionary stacked batteries for higher-performance

In today's world, we're always looking for better batteries for our devices. We want them to store more energy, charge faster, and be safe. At...

Scientists find cool way to make stronger construction materials with bacteria

Scientists have discovered a cool new way to make building materials stronger and more eco-friendly, and it involves using tiny living organisms! In a paper...

Robots may actually hurt company profits, study finds

Researchers from the University of Cambridge studied data from the UK and 24 other European countries. They looked at the years 1995 to 2017. They...

How a simple splash is redefining the future of nanosensor technology

In a game-changing moment for the trillion-dollar global nanosensor industry, engineers at Macquarie University have found a way to make nanosensors faster, cheaper, and...

New radar helps people see further and clearer than ever before

Have you ever wished you could see through walls or deep underground? Scientists have been working on this with a technology called radar, which sends...

How scientists tweak a transparent conductor’s performance

Many of the gadgets we use daily, like smartphones, tablets, and certain types of solar cells, rely on special materials that are both electrically...

Scientists achieve major milestone with world’s thinnest pixel detector

The Belle II project, based in Japan, is leading a global hunt for new phenomena in the field of particle physics. This international project has...