The Problems We Do Not See A world of challenges awaits engineers’ attention. by Salem Gano ’18 2017-06-27T07:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy These Engineering Tricks Are Helping Automakers Build Greener Cars To satisfy the U.S. love of trucks while reducing emissions, automakers are taking some unusual approaches. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-08-12T11:40:00-04:00
90 Degree Index Ratchet Built from LEGO An ingenious design from another era is resurrected. by Christopher Mims 2012-02-24T14:25:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Replacing Lost Abilities with a Robot A robot recently helped a quadriplegic shave himself for the first time in 10 years—but even the best mechanical helpers still need supervision. by Tom Simonite 2011-07-19T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life What's the Future of Synthetic Biology? To design cells to spec, researchers still need better tools. by Katherine Bourzac 2011-06-20T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy The Two-Stroke Engine, Reconsidered Once thought too polluting, the two-stroke engine makes a comeback in advance of stricter fuel efficiency standards. by Josie Garthwaite 2010-09-16T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Geothermal Plant Gets Funding DOE funds will help finance construction of a geothermal facility using advanced technology. by Prachi Patel 2010-06-18T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy An Energy-Saving Air Conditioner Evaporative cooling plus drying with desiccants equals cool air for less cost. by Neil Savage 2010-06-17T00:00:00-04:00
Microrobotics Competition Shows Impressive Feats The world’s elite microrobots break the world record in the two-millimeter dash and self-assemble like Voltron. by Christopher Mims 2010-06-01T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Risky 'Top Kill' Effort to Plug Gulf Leak Underway BP says the operation is “performing as expected” and could be completed in 24 hours. by Peter Fairley 2010-05-26T19:00:00-04:00
