Engineering
Curly Hair Science Is Revealing How Different Locks React to Heat
A mechanical engineer tackles the understudied problem of how to style curls without frying hair
This Robotic Insect Can Jump on Water
Why? Because it’s cool
Could a Wind Turbine Be Coming to a Bridge Near You?
Engineers find, in a simulation, that two wind turbines mounted under a bridge in the Canary Islands could power hundreds of homes
Kids Can Build Their Own Lego Prosthetics
Prototype system brings a bit of fun to prosthetics
Legos Go Sustainable, and Everything (Really) is Awesome
To reduce its carbon footprint, the toy company is searching for a sustainable material for its bricks by 2030
How Are Universities Grooming the Next Great Innovators?
Design and entrepreneurship courses at Stanford and other institutions are fundamentally changing higher education
This New Nanogenerator Could Make Cars Much More Efficient
Electrodes placed on a car's tires can harness the energy generated when rubber meets road
What It's Like to Travel the Inca Road Today
A rocky rollicking journey to Machu Picchu along one of the greatest engineering feats in the Americas
How Much Water Did Rome’s Aqueducts Really Carry?
Not as much as previously thought
How Bug Guts Slow Down Planes and What Engineers are Doing About it
Designing the most fuel-efficient plane means keeping wings free of sticky exploded bugs
60 NASA Scientists are Trying to Build a Better Parachute
The Supreme Council of Parachute Experts wants to construct a parachute that can help a heavier craft land on Mars
Made by College Seniors, These Seven Products Give Us a Glimpse Into the Future
Engineering students at universities across the country took these projects from sketch to reality in one year
Ask Smithsonian: Will the Leaning Tower of Pisa Ever Topple?
Imperceptible changes are occurring, but no worries, a collapse is not in the forecast
Would You Like to Grow Color-Changing Flowers?
A Colorado company is working to genetically engineer petunias that change colors throughout the day
Do You Want To Build a Snowman? Physics Can Help
Here’s what you need to know about the science of constructing your very own Olaf
This Is the World’s Largest Dump Truck
The mega Earth-mover is hard at work digging a coal mine in Russia
Why the Pantheon Hasn’t Crumbled
Ancient Roman concrete has some benefits over modern equivalents
China Just Opened the World's Largest Water Diversion Project
An unprecedented engineering project sends water to China’s parched North
Why Engineering Will Be Vital in a Changing Climate
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough offers personal insights on the realities of climate change and the best ways for society to adapt
Designing a Smaller, Lighter Airplane Tail
With engineers from Caltech, Boeing and NASA, Israel Wygnanski is ushering in a new era of fuel-efficient airplane design
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