Engineering
Concrete structures like roads and bridges require nondestructive testing methods to identify interior defects without destroying their structure. Most methods send sound waves into the material and capture the waves that ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Engineering
More than a century after the Titanic sank, engineers still have hopes of someday creating "unsinkable" ships. In a step toward reaching that lofty goal, researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics have ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Now is a great time for anyone who's shopping for a used car to consider an electric vehicle, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
Jan 27, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Prompt, individual-based dose assessment is essential to protect people from the negative consequences of radiation exposure after large-scale nuclear or radiological incidents. However, traditional dosimetry methods often ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Business
Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to pass cost savings onto ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Robotics
Collaborative robots, or cobots, are required to maintain compliant interaction while delivering rapid response performance when subjected to sudden, strong forces, such as during impact riveting, resistance spot welding, ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a way to monitor solar cells at a microscopic level while they are operating to discover exactly how damage caused by ultraviolet light can be naturally repaired. The new monitoring ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Microsoft Corp. is rolling out its second-generation artificial intelligence chip, the centerpiece of the company's push to power its services more efficiently and provide an alternative to Nvidia Corp. hardware.
Jan 27, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
US chip firm Micron said Tuesday it was building a $24 billion plant in Singapore to help meet soaring AI-driven demand that has caused a global shortage of memory components.
Jan 27, 2026
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Internet
French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time.
Jan 27, 2026
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