Engineers have developed a robot that can harvest lettuces.
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News stories about engineering, civil engineering, manufacturing, jet engines, materials science and transport...
14 February 2013
Soft robots can be simple and cheap but incredibly agile: powered by explosions, they can leap at least 30 times their...
07 February 2013
A group of Korean researchers have produced flexible films of thermoelectric material that can generate electricity...
24 January 2013
Does improved energy efficiency translate into a saving for the planet? Or does it just mean people use more resources...
24 January 2013
A new marshmallow-like material that can selectively absorb oil and be rung out ready for re-use has been demonstrated...
24 January 2013
One kilogram of a new polyisocyanide polymer can turn an Olympic-sized swimming pool to jelly within minutes. And as...
25 November 2012
Scientists have managed to make steam directly from ice-water using the power of the Sun...
04 November 2012
Medical tape that sticks strongly but peels off with less force than it takes to tear tissue paper has been invented by...
04 November 2012
The light-emitting tails of fireflies have revealed a way for scientists to create more efficient LEDs.
23 September 2012
A new form of backwards printing has been developed with a very high resolution
19 September 2012
In a giant leap for technology, scientists have doubled the electricity-producing efficiency of the thermoelectric...
02 September 2012
A router which auto-corrects its position, allowing you to cut precision shapes by hand, has been built by researchers...
02 September 2012
Cable-like batteries which can be tied into a knot have been developed in Korea...
20 May 2012
A new way of doing microscopic origami has been developed.
04 March 2012
New materials which can strengthen electromagnetic forces have been designed.
29 January 2012
A way of distilling drinks without even heating them has been developed...
02 October 2011
Plastics may soon be able to be designed to a specification for an individual job
22 September 2011
Inspired by the insect-eating pitcher plant, scientists have created a material capable of repelling almost any liquid...
21 August 2011
Diamonds have been found in candle flames...
01 July 2011
Airplanes punching their way through clouds near major airports can increase local precipitation...
19 June 2011
By learning from pterosaurs we may be able to make aircrafts more manouverable.
17 April 2011
A team working in the USA and Holland have this week come one step closer to working out how a rider-less bicycle...
10 April 2011
Flaps on wind turbines may make wind power more economic
13 February 2011
This week scientists from China have identified an environmentally-friendly way of making acrylic acid. Typically,...
10 January 2011
A method invented by nanotechnologists at The University of Texas in Dallas has been used for the first time to create...