Engineering

New 3D printing method creates a steel-aluminum fusion hybrid

Steel and aluminum are key players in supporting economic growth, yet materials joining them remain unexplored due to their fusion zones' brittleness. A new 3D printing method's fix may be a step toward a steel-aluminum hybrid ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Replacing driver hand gestures with holography

How do you decide whether a pedestrian needs to wait or it's safe to cross the road in front of a car? In today's world, drivers and pedestrians simply exchange a brief eye contact or small hand gestures to express their ...

Energy & Green Tech

Generating electricity from store-bought, double-sided tape

Along with bitterly cold temperatures, winter usually brings dry air and the occasional zap of static electricity. Those shocks might be annoying, but researchers are working to harness that otherwise wasted energy with triboelectric ...