Engineering

Charging cars at home at night is not the way to go, Stanford study...

Most electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, according to a new Stanford study. In March,...

Scientists install brains on solar-powered microrobots

Cornell researchers installed electronic “brains” on solar-powered robots that are 100 to 250 micrometers in size – smaller than an ant’s head – so...

New 3D printing process offers novel energy storage design options

Engineers have developed a process to print solid-state polymer electrolytes into any shape desired for use in energy storage. The research team from the School...

Scientists see spins in a 2D magnet

All magnets—from the simple souvenirs hanging on your refrigerator to the discs that give your computer memory to the powerful versions used in research...

The physics of walking is simpler than we thought

The physics of walking for multi-legged animals and robots is simpler than previously thought. That is the finding described by a team of roboticists, physicists...

Scientists find way to make oxygen injectable

What if emergency medical personnel could treat a desperately ill patient in need of oxygen with a simple injection instead of having to rely...

Scientists reveal new dynamical framework for turbulence

Turbulence plays a key role in our daily lives, making for bumpy plane rides, affecting weather and climate, limiting the fuel efficiency of the...

Scientists create engineered materials that can think

Someone taps your shoulder. The organized touch receptors in your skin send a message to your brain, which processes the information and directs you to...

New green material could be ultra-strong solar energy harvester

Researchers have identified how controlling the arrangement of atoms in a green material can allow it to harvest sunlight using extremely thin layers. Solar cells...

Scientists develop new method to assess ozone layer recovery

Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for assessing the impacts of ozone-destroying substances that threaten the recovery of the ozone layer. Published in the...