New tech makes factories smarter and devices last longer, all without wires!
Imagine a factory where all the machines, sensors, and controllers talk to each other without wires and stay charged without needing to be plugged...
How 3D-printed living material could help clean our water
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have made something pretty amazing that could help us clean our water.
Imagine a material that's alive...
How aluminum could power up future batteries and even planes
For a long time, lithium-ion batteries have been the big player in the world of rechargeable batteries.
These are the batteries you find in your...
Solar-powered robots could unlock the ocean’s deepest secrets
Did you know that we've only explored about 5% of the world's oceans?
There's so much we don't know, and one reason is the lack...
AI drone beats human champions in racing
Remember the times when computers beat humans at board games?
Like when IBM's Deep Blue beat chess champion Gary Kasparov in 1996?
Or when Google's AlphaGo...
Scientists create simple device that captures carbon easily
We all know that our planet is facing a big challenge – climate change.
A huge part of this problem is the carbon dioxide (CO2)...
This shape-shifting robot can squeeze through tight spots
Have you ever watched a bug easily crawl through a tiny gap and wondered how it did that?
Well, scientists at the University of Colorado...
Why the V-22 Osprey aircraft won’t be grounded despite dozens of crashes and 54...
At the weekend a V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed on Melville Island north of Darwin.
Of the 23 US Marine Corps personnel onboard, three died, five...
How spider webs and desert beetles could help us get drinking water from air
Imagine if you could pull a glass of fresh water straight from the air!
A group of researchers at the University of Waterloo, led by...
Paper art inspires ultra-strong lightweight structures at MIT
MIT scientists have turned to the age-old Japanese paper art, kirigami, for inspiration.
Using this ancient technique of cutting and folding paper, the researchers have...