Engineering

Engineers create device to pull drinking water from dry air

Turning air into drinking water sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, but researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) have made...

Scientists find new ways to turn trash into treasure

Nature has an incredible way of recycling its resources. Water moves from the ground to the sky and back again in a never-ending cycle. When plants...

Scientists discover silver’s secret to supercharging solar cells

Researchers have found a way to significantly improve the efficiency of a type of solar cell called kesterite (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells. These cells are...

New wearable robot lets paralyzed users suit up independently

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have introduced a groundbreaking wearable robot called the WalkON Suit F1. This innovative device...

Scientists develop new method to boost cartilage repair therapy

Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have found a new way to improve cartilage repair therapies using mesenchymal stromal cells...

How sustainable are electric vehicle batteries?

Electric vehicles (EVs) are seen as a solution to reduce climate change. But there are ongoing debates about how eco-friendly their batteries truly are. Will...

Meet MobiPrint: A smart robot that prints 3D objects directly onto floors

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed MobiPrint, a smart, mobile 3D printer that can create objects directly onto floors. Unlike traditional 3D printers...

Scientists develop world’s first non-electric touchpad for extreme conditions

Researchers at Tampere University have created a groundbreaking soft touchpad that can detect force, touch area, and location without using electricity. Made entirely of silicone,...

New heat-resistant coatings could revolutionize turbine engine efficiency

A research team led by the University of Virginia (UVA) has developed new protective coatings that allow turbine engines to run at higher temperatures,...

Scientists develop new method to extract lithium from hard-to-reach sources

As the world races to find more sustainable energy sources, the demand for lithium—a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles and renewable energy...