Engineering
Ex-NASA Engineer Builds World's Largest Super Soaker
More than a mere toy, this water gun can slice through glass and watermelons
How Fire Ants Build Incredible Writhing Towers
Using X-rays, researchers find simple rules help the ants raise each other up, which could be useful in robotics
These Boots Could Save a Firefighter's Life
Engineer Hahna Alexander designed SmartBoots, which harvest energy from the wearer's steps, to aid workers in dangerous professions
Thank the Erie Canal for Spreading People, Ideas and Germs Across America
From Albany to Buffalo, navigate the history of the famed waterway
Watch a 100-foot-tall Giant Sequoia Get Transplanted in Boise
A gift from John Muir, the beloved tree was transferred to a local park by St. Luke's Medical Center so the facility can expand
Pour to Recharge Your Electric Vehicle
Purdue University scientists have created a liquid-based battery that could one day be recharged at a gas station pump in just minutes
Will These Flexible Skin Patches Replace Wires in Hospitals?
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed "epidermal electronics," thin flexible patches capable of monitoring vital signs and more.
The Origami-Like Folds of Ladybug Wings Could Lead to Better Umbrellas
Scientists have finally figured out how ladybugs fold their wings
Mice With 3D-Printed Ovaries Successfully Give Birth
The gelatin-scaffold ovary could one day help restore endocrine function in young cancer patients and treat infertility
This Device Translates Text To Braille in Real Time
Team Tactile hopes to create an inexpensive and portable device that can raise text right off the page
A New Color Printing Technique Borrows From Bird Feathers
Structural coloration, like that in peacock plumage, holds promise for images that don't fade away
Will This Artificial Womb One Day Improve the Care of Preemies?
A new treatment, tested on lambs, involves letting fetuses mature in fluid-filled sacs
Making Robots That Can Work With Their Hands
For robots to be most useful when working alongside humans, they'll have to literally lend us a hand when our own two are not enough
Augmented Reality Could Change Health Care—Or Be a Faddish Dud
Doctors and engineers at the University of Maryland team up to build a tool that projects images and vital information right above a patient
You Can Now 3D Print Glass
German researchers have developed a technique for 3D printing strong, transparent glass products, such as jewelry, lenses and computer parts
Ancient Architectural Science is Coming to a Renowned Indian Engineering School
Principles of alignment with the sun and magnetic fields in vastu shastra stretch back 8,000 years
The Environmental Price of Dams
Why some conservationists are demolishing dams in the name of rivers and fish
Is This New Material a Game Changer for Thermoelectricity?
Researchers at the University of Utah have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic material that converts heat to electricity
An Artificial Lung That Fits In a Backpack
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are developing a device that works like the sophisticated organ
Your Alaskan Cruise Is Possible Because Canada Blew Up an Underwater Mountain
People predicted tsunamis and an earthquake, but nothing particularly bad happened
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