Engineering

MIT engineers find new way to make powerful computer chips

Scientists at MIT have discovered a new way to make computer chips more powerful by using super-thin materials.

How to land on a planet safely?

When a lander descends toward the moon – or a rocky planet, asteroid, or comet – the exhaust plume of the rocket interacts with...

Scientists create battery prototype with fiber-shaped cathode

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers made a cathode in the shape of a thread-like fiber. The researchers were then able to...

Scientists develop safer zinc batteries as alternative to lithium-ion batteries

Scientists are now developing an alternative type of battery called a zinc battery.

MIT researchers creates tiny device to save battery life of mini sensors

Scientists create a tiny wake-up receiver for Internet of Things (IoT) devices that could make nearly any object trackable.

Scientists find low-energy way to handle temperature control

Scientists develop a chameleon-like building material that changes its infrared color based on the outside temperature.

Scientists discover first transformable nano-scale electronic devices

Physicists reported the discovery of nano-scale devices that can transform into many different shapes and sizes even though they exist in solid states.

Scientists develop new stretchable OLED display

Imagine a thin, digital display so flexible that you can wrap it around your wrist, fold it in any direction, or curve it over...

Who’s liable in a self-driving car crash?

Police officers can often identify which driver is responsible for a traffic accident. But what about when a self-driving vehicle is involved? Which driver should...

Scientists discover significant storage capacity in water-based batteries

Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes. These batteries are different from lithium-ion...