Engineering
Researchers have developed two algorithms to help fleets of drones inspect electricity infrastructure more efficiently, potentially cutting costs and reducing risks to human workers. They provide details in the International ...
Oct 14, 2026
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Robotics
Researchers from the Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an electrohydraulically actuated soft robotic fish that can swim at high speeds and perform agile three-dimensional ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Engineering
Hydrogen is expected to become an important energy carrier of the future, particularly for industrial applications. But this requires climate-friendly technologies that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. One major challenge ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Engineering
The cladding tubes of the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors must remain leak-tight—despite the risk of corrosion from the surrounding cooling water and despite the radiation they are exposed to during operation. It is therefore ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Engineering
A new battery binder—the glue that holds together a battery's internal parts—could make lithium-ion batteries more environmentally friendly and easier to recycle without sacrificing performance.
Oct 12, 2026
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Engineering
Research published in the International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning suggests that artificial intelligence is increasingly moving beyond technical automation to train engineers in ethical ...
Oct 12, 2026
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Robotics
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 ...
Engineering
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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Engineering
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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Engineering
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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