Engineering News Stories

A new form of 3D-printing that can turn out replicas of a patient's organs has been developed by scientists in the...

A material capable of invisibly cloaking three-dimensional objects has been unveiled by scientists in the US.

Origami has been the inspiration for a new and innovative way to create structures that are both stiff and flexible...

Roads, and their environmental impacts, often have negative impacts on wildlife, air quality and climate change but...

A colour changing polymer may soon be used to indicate head injuries. This is important for both military and...

Unexpected internal structures have been found in the teeth of T.rex, amongst other dinosaurs...

Work has begun on what will become one of the world's largest modern wooden buildings. So why the wooden...

A new, rocket-powered punt powered by Chelsea buns has been launched by the Cambridge Science Centre...

Batteries that can stretch up to 150% their original size could revolutionise the design of wearable technology...

The Soviets were the first to send a man into space, so why are so many Russian spacecraft failing since?

Do planes need better cyber security? Ethical hacker Chris Roberts hacked an aeroplane engine - in flight - and...

Exposure to radiation during space travel damages brain tissue and affects performance, a new study has shown.

A mirror that cannot get dirty and a meshwork capable of instantly separating oil from water, have been developed by...

A revolutionary form of 3D-printing has been unveiled by researchers in the US.

Miniature atom-sized holes inside diamonds can dramatically alter the colour of the crystal, a new super-powerful...

New super-metal surfaces fashioned with a laser are so water repellent they can wash away dirt with only a tiny amount...

Use your chatterbox co-workers to power the entire office's electronics...

It has been announced by the government that driverless cars will be trialed on the roads of the UK by January 2015.

Electricity-producing "photovoltaic" solar panels may be about to become a lot lighter and a lot cheaper,...

Using bacteria to break down lignin, a woody byproduct of paper production, may be the key to creating a renewable...

Mountaintop exploded off to make way for world's largest telescope

This week, a teenage boy survived the 5 hour flight from California to Hawaii, in the wheel well of a plane. How...

A computer has come up with the best way to recover from jetlag, according to new research.

A black box recorder might hold the most clues to how Malaysian Airways Flight MH370 crashed - but how do they work?