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Robotics
Two-armed robot throws and catches balls with human-like movements
Humans can move their limbs very rapidly and coordinate their movements with high precision to tackle specific manual tasks. While robots have become increasingly advanced in recent years, many of them remain less agile than ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its movement as it bends and twists
MIT engineers have developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The sensor is similar in principle to some motion-capture garments, which track a person's physical ...
Oct 9, 2026
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We blasted mobile homes with hurricane‑force winds to test how they fail to make affordable housing safer
It's 9:15 a.m. The wind is roaring at 110 miles per hour (177 kph); the sound is deafening. Dust swirls through the air. We are watching a single-wide manufactured home rock back and forth as it is pounded by turbulent wind.
Oct 9, 2026
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Industrial torch fuels faster development of materials for extreme environments
New work from engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, shows a technology normally used to spray protective coatings onto industrial parts could help address a costly problem in ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Heat-storing gel could cut buildings' energy consumption
Heating and cooling buildings account for a large portion of global energy use. A research team in the Texas A&M University Department of Materials Science and Engineering was featured on the cover of ACS Applied Materials ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Platinum in fuel cells lasts longer with nitrogen-enhanced graphene wrapper
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have developed a durable fuel-cell catalyst by wrapping platinum nanoparticles in nitrogen-containing graphene and placing them on carbon nanotubes. This design retained 96.9% of ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Simple modification improves commercial resin for direct air capture
To mitigate climate change, direct air capture of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere has emerged as an increasingly attractive option for limiting global warming. But scaling up systems to remove and safely store enough ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Engineering
AI helps identify drilling regimes with a projected potential increase in drilling speed of up to 68%
Assistant professor Shadfar Davoodi at the Skoltech AI Center has developed an approach for optimizing drilling in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs that simultaneously predicts process characteristics, explains the influence ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Industrial waste can be a key ingredient in low-carbon cement, new study shows
Researchers at Concordia University have found a way to use red mud, a waste product of aluminum production, to help turn low-quality clay and dredged sediment into useful ingredients for lower-carbon cement. They estimate ...
Oct 8, 2026
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New model could help assess risks of gas release and ground subsidence around Arctic oil wells
Scientists from Skoltech (part of the VEB.RF Group) and the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have published the results of laboratory and numerical experiments in the International ...
Oct 8, 2026
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As new EU requirements approach, researchers propose tool for assessing digital building models
Decades from now, if a building is renovated and its facade panels are replaced, the removed panels could be reused on another building. But can they be removed without damage? Will anyone still know who manufactured them ...
Oct 8, 2026
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How automation is shaping the future of American manufacturing
Labor shortages, supply-chain volatility and growing demand for customized products are forcing a fundamental rethink of how work gets done in U.S. manufacturing. To remain competitive, manufacturers must produce increasingly ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Robotics
Feather star-inspired underwater robot gets 3D maneuverability from only two actuators
Researchers have created an aquatic soft robot inspired by marine invertebrates called feather stars. The feather star robot is able to move through the water in all three dimensions, powered by only two actuators. The paper, ...
Oct 7, 2026
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New AI method uses engineering knowledge to estimate disaster damage from incomplete satellite imagery
A new technology has been developed that can rapidly predict city-scale structural damage even when portions of satellite imagery are obscured by clouds or smoke immediately after a disaster.
Oct 7, 2026
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Engineering
New method reveals how efficiently water-based cells turn waste heat into electricity
Most electricity is generated by using heat to produce steam, which then turns a turbine. Although this approach performs exceptionally well in the high-temperature, superheated-steam regime, we currently lack widely applicable ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Ultrathin mesh harvests energy from human heart cells to generate electricity
A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has designed an ultrathin, flexible mesh that seamlessly integrates electronics with human cells to provide a continuous, reliable, powerful electrical supply. ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Engineering
Green hydrogen production method yields valuable industrial chemical instead of oxygen
A study published in the journal Nature Communications presents an advance in hydrogen production: a green, cost-effective process that generates hydrogen while simultaneously producing valuable chemicals for industry. The ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Ultrasound and optical fibers reveal bridge changes invisible to naked eye
Despite appearing intact on its exterior, the Carola Bridge in Dresden collapsed in 2024. How could this happen? "If you take a closer look, no bridge collapses without warning," says Dr. Mark Alexander Ahrens from the Institute ...
Oct 7, 2026
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Researchers set large-scale perovskite photovoltaic efficiency world record
UNSW researchers have teamed up with industry partner UtmoLight to achieve a world-record efficiency for a large-area perovskite solar submodule. The UNSW team, led by Xiaojing Hao, a Scientia professor, achieved a certified ...
Oct 7, 2026
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How to head into VR without wearing a headset
A person wearing bulky goggles, turning awkwardly in circles and reaching out to grab something that isn't there—that is the image many of us have of virtual reality, and one that researchers at Kyushu University want to ...
Oct 6, 2026
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Wave-shaped wall and roof designs can protect against hurricane-force winds
Florida State University faculty are helping build stronger structures by examining how wave-shaped patterns on exterior walls and roofs reduce wind loads on low-rise buildings by up to 60%.
Oct 6, 2026
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Solar cells gain efficiency by emitting light in fewer directions
Solar cells absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. This process, however, is not perfect, and a large part of the solar energy is simply lost along the way. Some of it is lost as heat, while photons with insufficient ...
Oct 6, 2026
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New sensor system tracks coughs in a room—without knowing who's coughing
A team of Binghamton University researchers has developed a sensor system aimed at helping medical professionals more efficiently monitor how many people are coughing—and potentially spreading a disease—within a given area.
Oct 6, 2026
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New light-element crystal framework paves the way for safer all-solid-state batteries
All-solid-state lithium batteries using nonflammable solid electrolytes are widely recognized as promising candidates for next-generation energy storage because of their superior safety and fast-charging capability. However, ...
Oct 6, 2026
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Modular tire design aims to cut waste and monitor road conditions
Although tires are a vehicle's sole point of contact with the road, their basic design has barely changed in decades. Once worn down, millions of tons of tire casings—whose main structure remains intact—end up as difficult-to-manage ...
Oct 6, 2026
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