Engineering

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A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material
Technology

A new kind of Kevlar aims to stop bullets with less material

By Rob Verger

Satellite image of the powerful eruption.
Science

How the Tonga eruption rang Earth ‘like a bell’

By Rahul Rao

Seagreen's offshore windfarm in Scotland
Technology

At 441,000 pounds and 192 feet underwater, this is the world’s deepest wind turbine

By Harry Guinness

Pin-tailed sandgrouse in a body of water
Technology

How a dumpy, short-legged bird could change water bottle designs

By Charlotte Hu

Strait between Sicily and Italy, view from Messina, Sicily
Technology

After 2,000 years of debate, Italy’s massive suspension bridge to Sicily may finally happen

By Andrew Paul

Ocean waves crashing on rocky shoreline on cloudy day.
Environment

Pendulums under ocean waves could prevent beach erosion

By Andrew Paul

silent speech-recognizing glasses
Technology

These glasses can pick up whispered commands

By Charlotte Hu

Key components of shake testing structure being installed.
Technology

Can this 10-story wooden building survive a seismic shakedown?

By Colleen Hagerty

Google Sycamore processor for quantum computer hanging from a server room with gold and blue wires
Technology

Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet

By Rahul Rao

Artemis II astronauts in orange NASA and Canadian Space Agency spacesuits
Science

Meet the first 4 astronauts of the ‘Artemis Generation’

By Purbita Saha

The new Lamborghini Revuelto is a powerful hybrid beast
Technology

The new Lamborghini Revuelto is a powerful hybrid beast

By Dan Carney

Complete collapse of tall apartment building after Turkey Syria earthquake. Seen from aerial view.
Environment

Why most countries don’t have enough earthquake-resilient buildings

By Zayna Syed

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore laughing in 2015 during 50th anniversary of Moore's Law
Technology

Gordon Moore, modern computing pioneer, dies at 94

By Andrew Paul

plant leaf up close
Technology

Tiny, fast lasers are unlocking the mysteries of photosynthesis

By Charlotte Hu

Superconductor cuprate rings lit up in blue and green on a black grid
Science

Room-temperature superconductors could zap us into the future

By Rahul Rao

Upper portion of Relativity Space's 3D printed Terran rocket at night prior to launch
Technology

The first 3D printed rocket launch was both a failure and a success

By Andrew Paul

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey
Science

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey

By Tatyana Woodall

the nissan ariya
Technology

The tricky search for just the right amount of automation in our cars

By Kristin Shaw

Two hands holding pile of potatoes
Technology

Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’

By Andrew Paul

paper airplanes
Technology

Engineers created a paper plane-throwing bot to learn more about flight

By Charlotte Hu

Rockets firing from the ground into a black sky with moons and flames. Illustrated.
Technology

These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons

By Sarah Scoles

PEP Buddy breathing aid on lanyard for COPD patietns
Technology

A $25 whistle-like tool could be a game changer for COPD patients

By Andrew Paul

Butterfly cutouts painted with plasmonic paint hues against grass background
Technology

Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings

By Andrew Paul

Underwater image of sunken ship, Ironton, in Lake Huron
Technology

Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes

By Andrew Paul

Beech mushrooms growing on a substrate against a gold background
Environment

How to use the power of mushrooms to improve your life

By Julia Craven

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Technology

How concept cars hint at a dazzling automotive future

By Kristin Shaw

electrodes hooked up to mushrooms
Technology

Inside the lab that’s growing mushroom computers

By Charlotte Hu

A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders
Technology

A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders

By Andrew Paul

google's quantum processor
Technology

How Google plans to fix quantum computing’s accuracy problem

By Harry Guinness

Close up of person wearing vocal strain monitor and haptic wrist device
Technology

A smartly trained voice monitor could save singers, teachers, and loud talkers from strain

By Andrew Paul

An architecture mockup of the Hunter's Point South Park.
Technology

The ability for cities to survive depends on smart, sustainable architecture

By Charlotte Hu

Why some Toyotas have ‘fish fins’
Technology

Why some Toyotas have ‘fish fins’

By Kristin Shaw

The Icefin robot under the sea ice.
Technology

A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier

By Charlotte Hu

An illustration of a circuit in the form of a human brain.
Science

Engineers finally peeked inside a deep neural network

By Rahul Rao

NASA evolved structure spacecraft part
Technology

NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts

By Andrew Paul

a cuttlefish in darkness
Technology

Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them

By Charlotte Hu

three MysteryVibe products
Health

These sex toys are designed to heal, one orgasm at a time

By Charlie Surbey, Sandra Gutierrez G.

A prototype of QuEra's neutral atom quantum computer.
Technology

How neutral atoms could help power next-gen quantum computers

By Charlotte Hu

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare
Science

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

By Laura Baisas

Honda’s newest Accord hybrid is a sleek, brawny beast
Technology

Honda’s newest Accord hybrid is a sleek, brawny beast

By Kristin Shaw

ancient-style illustration of poseidon and workers building seawall
Science

Inside the project to bring ‘self-healing’ Roman concrete to American shorelines

By Ben Guarino

two hands
Technology

A new artificial skin could be more sensitive than the real thing

By Charlotte Hu

NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year
Technology

NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year

By Rob Verger

Lego man liquid-metal model standing in mock jail cell
Technology

Watch this metallic material move like the T-1000 from ‘Terminator 2’

By Andrew Paul

movie set
Technology

From film to forensics, here’s how lidar laser systems are helping us visualize the world

By Charlotte Hu

drone on branch
Technology

It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees

By Charlotte Hu

A night vision view of a C-17 pilot in the airplane's cockpit.
Technology

The illuminating tech inside night vision goggles, explained

By Rob Verger

high rise buildings in new york
Technology

This startup plans to collect carbon pollution from buildings before it’s emitted

By Charlotte Hu

Will ‘flying cars’ cause traffic jams in the sky?
Technology

Will ‘flying cars’ cause traffic jams in the sky?

By Andrew Zaleski

an aerial view of an intersection
Technology

What can ‘smart intersections’ do for a city? Chattanooga aims to find out.

By Rob Verger

Hand wiping up liquid spill on table with a paper towel
Technology

New hydrogel sheets could one day replace paper towels

By Andrew Paul

15 rocket launches from SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin, and more in a collage
Science

Rocket fuel might be polluting the Earth’s upper atmosphere

By Ben Guarino

One of Ford's battery modules
Technology

Ford used a quantum computer to explore EV battery materials

By Harry Guinness

the surface of the moon revealing beautiful craters
Science

This map-making AI could be the first step towards GPS on the moon

By Tatyana Woodall

Macro photo of a silkworm eating a mulberry leaf
Technology

Silkworm-inspired weaving techniques can produce better nanofibers

By Andrew Paul

LUMI supercomputer
Technology

Why European researchers hooked up a quantum machine to a supercomputer

By Harry Guinness

Three Tmsuk spider robots meant for sewer system inspections and repairs
Technology

Spider robots could soon be swarming Japan’s aging sewer systems

By Andrew Paul

milk products
Technology

Magnetic microrobots could zap the bacteria out of your cold glass of milk

By Charlotte Hu

the B-21 raider bomber
Technology

Our first look at the Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber was just a careful teaser

By Rob Verger

The most ingenious engineering feats of 2022
Technology

The most ingenious engineering feats of 2022

By Andrew Rosenblum

A representative of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Logistics Science and Technology briefs distinguished visitors on the Atmospheric Portable-water Sustainment Unit and Lightweight Water Purification System at Marine Corps Base Hawaii,
Technology

This device will allow the marines to make drinking water from thin air

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A jellyfish-like sea creature that's classified as a siphonophore
Technology

What this jellyfish-like sea creature can teach us about underwater vehicles of the future

By Charlotte Hu

6 architectural facts about history’s tallest buildings
Technology

6 architectural facts about history’s tallest buildings

By John Kennedy

people walking in front of clock
Technology

The leap second’s time will be up in 2035—and tech companies are thrilled

By Harry Guinness