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A Canadian Company’s Quest To Turn Air Pollution Into Fuel
Startup Carbon Engineering has opened a prototype plant in Squamish, British Columbia, that captures carbon dioxide emissions
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How Drunk Are You? Ask Your Bracelet
The BACtrack Skyn, a wearable similar in style to a Fitbit, tracks your blood alcohol level in real time
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India’s Space Agency Just Launched a Mini Space Shuttle
One small step towards a cheaper space program
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NASA Responds to an S.O.S. of Historic Proportions
Rocket technology could save our (historic) structures from earthquakes
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Thirty Years Later, a Gigantic Arch Is Set to Cover Chernobyl
The New Safe Confinement is one of history’s most ambitious engineering projects—and it comes not a moment too soon
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Taking a Cue from Textile-Making to Engineer Human Tissue
Researchers in search of a faster, cheaper way to engineer human tissue found success in traditional textile production methods.
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A New Material Could Make Medical Devices That Expand and Collapse
Harvard researchers develop a new origami-inspired material that changes shape
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Geometric Shapes Inspire New, Stretchy Materials
Intricate designs drawn from Islamic art could help make materials that stretch in new ways
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How a Tiny, “Beating” Human Heart Was Created in a Lab
The device, filled with human heart cells, could dramatically reduce the time it takes to test new drugs and end testing on animals
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This Solar Cell Can Float on a Bubble
MIT scientists have created the world’s lightest solar cell, thin enough to be used on paper or clothing
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Watch What These Soft Robots Can Do
Scientists are making bendy robots that can squeeze into small spaces and grip objects of any shape
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Can This New Football Helmet Prevent Head Injuries?
The team behind the Zero1, a new four-layer helmet design, hopes so
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Five Ways to Fight Wildlife Crime in the Digital Age
From GPS-tagged eggs to smartphone apps, these emerging technologies could help give endangered species a chance at survival
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People Are Still Trying to Build a Space Elevator
Though key players have distanced themselves from the concept, a new film examines the continuing draw behind the sci-fi staple
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This Powerful Metal Glue Sets at Room Temperature
MesoGlue uses nanorod technology to fuse items together without heat, potentially replacing soldering
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What Landing a Rover on Mars Teaches You About Leadership and Teamwork
In his new book, NASA engineer Adam Steltzner shares his insights on how to inspire people to make the impossible possible
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This Metal Is 99.9 Percent Air
A new metal “microlattice” is strong yet incredibly light, lending itself to a wide variety of aerospace, automotive and medical uses
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One Day, Your Cup of Coffee Could Charge Your Phone
A pair of students has proposed the idea of embedding furniture with pads to absorb latent heat and convert it into electricity
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A Boston Biotech Company Is Engineering New Smells
A team at Ginkgo Bioworks is designing organisms that emit specific scents and flavors
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Is This Machine the Future of Airport Security?
The Qylatron, used daily at San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium, promises better, faster security screening
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