Engineering

Batteries in electric vehicles have more mileage in city driving rather than highway driving

A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 liters of gas to drive for 100 kilometers on a highway. But on city roads, it...

New device could capture carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch

Exciting news has come from Rice University where engineers have developed a new technology that could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2)...

Awesome wooden robot hands could change the future

Scientists have just developed one that could change the future of robotics. It's not just any robot, but a wooden robotic gripper.

This autonomous boat could map underwater terrain

Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have constructed a fully autonomous boat capable of carrying out bathymetric surveys, which involve mapping...

Scientists create innovative system for water purification

Two-thirds of our planet's surface is covered in water, yet billions of people lack access to clean drinking water. However, a team of researchers at...

Scientists find new solutions to make efficient lithium-air batteries

As the need for clean energy solutions grows due to global warming, the development of electric vehicles is gaining momentum. However, to make electric vehicles...

Scientists create smart farming system for cleaner, more productive agriculture

A team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin has made a breakthrough in farming technology, addressing one of the key challenges...

This wearable sweat sensor could help detect internal inflammation

Most diseases and disorders afflicting humans, ranging from arthritis to Zika fever, involve some level of inflammation. While inflammation is most familiar to us as...

Breakthrough innovation paves the way for energy-efficient flexible electronics

Researchers at the University of Surrey have made a significant advancement in the development of low-cost, flexible displays with minimal energy consumption. This breakthrough addresses...

MIT scientists develop a new source of quantum light

Using novel materials that have been widely studied as potential new solar photovoltaics, researchers at MIT have shown that nanoparticles of these materials can...